Chinese scientists are using laser drones to count the country's trees — all 142.6 billion of them.
New research suggests that there are about 100
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Master Inflammation Regulator Found – And It's in the Brainstem
A new study in mice shows that inflammation is controlled by neurons (red in the image above) in the brainstem. (Image credit: Columbia Zuckerman Institute) Scientists have identified a key regulator of the inflammatory process – it is located in…
Euclid Space Telescope Reveals 'Treasure Trove' of Data on 26 Million Galaxies in 'Dark Universe'
This image shows some of the many galaxies of varying shapes captured by the Euclid telescope during its first deep-field observations. (Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Quillandre) The European Space Agency (ESA) has…
Scientists have bred the most human-like mice to date
New research shows that it is now possible to breed mice with a fully functional human immune system. (Image credit: Evgenyi_Eg via Getty Images) For the first time, scientists have created mice with a fully-fledged human immune system. Researchers say…
“We are creating the fiery equivalent of an ice age”: humans have plunged the Earth into a “pyrocene”
Firefighters battle a fire in the Palisades, Los Angeles, January 11, 20
Why Do Some People's Mosquito Bites Itch More Than Others? New Study Hints at Answer
A recent study in mice shows immunological differences that separate people who experience significant itching from insect bites from those who do not. (Image credit: dorioconnell via Getty Images) Some people can't help but itch after a mosquito bite —…