News Science Scallops love disco lights, according to science by Lochie Schuster Scientists have accidentally discovered that scallops love disco lights, after setting up “potlights” to attract crabs and lobsters. Researchers have found a new means of catching scallops that doesn’t do…
Drugs News Weed could kill cancer cells by Chloe Maddren A biotech company is developing a drug with a cannabinoid extract that could kill 100% of pancreatic cancer cells. Cannabotech is using the extract of the Cyathus stratus fungus and…
News Science We did it! Researchers have deciphered 100% of a human genome by Daniel Alex Scientists have brilliantly deciphered the remaining 8% of a human genome, advancing knowledge of health, disease, and all that we are. Nearly two decades ago in 2003, researchers sequenced 92%…
News Science Paralysed patient utters first words using brain chip “I want a beer” by Daniel Alex After asking for a beer and ordering a curry, the patient suffering total body paralysis used a brain chip to listen to Tool “loud”. A patient suffering from amyotrophic lateral…
News Science Birth control pill for men could finally start human trials this year by Chloe Maddren There have been talks about a pill for men for what feels like forever but it looks like it may finally become a reality. The non-hormonal pill was shown to…
News Science Apparently even mild COVID can lead to brain shrinkage and tissue damage by Chloe Maddren A new study revealed COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage and tissue damage, no matter how serious the infection. Just when we were walking around starting to feel invincible after contracting…
News Survey says percentage of LGBTQIA+ Americans has doubled since 2012 by Daniel Alex A new study shows that as society becomes more woke, adults who identify as LGBTQIA+ will continue to rise. The number of U.S. adults who identify as LGBTQIA+ has doubled…
News Science Study suggests vaccine-induced antibodies are 17 times more effective than natural immunity by Chloe Maddren Although it may come as no surprise, it’s probably best that everybody hears about the results published in the journal Scientific Reports. The study shows that antibodies induced by the…
News Science This just in: Some people can’t visualise images in their mind by Hayley Noble Imagine going through life with the inability to create visual images. Turns out that if you have aphantasia, you can’t. It turns out that there are people in the world…
Nature News Science Australian DJ and neuroscientist discovers that zebrafish go off to MC Hammer by Hayley Noble Meet the coolest fish in school who are ready to party as soon as MC Hammer’s U Can’t Touch This starts playing. Rebecca Poulsen, a.k.a. BeXta, is an Australian DJ studying…
Clocked News Science Playing video games can reduce depressive symptoms, study finds by Alison Lam We’ve heard it all before; video games are why kids are so violent these days, make people sick, and brainwash you from facing reality. Well, it turns out video games…
News Science Promising new gene therapy is allowing paralysed mice to walk again by Mike Hitch A promising designer gene therapy is allowing paralysed mice to walk again, with the hopes that humans could be next. Some good news is on the horizon for 2021, after…
News Science Study: people are afraid of having children thanks to climate change by Brendan Neville In a study published in the Journal of Climatic Change, it was found people worried about climate change are deciding not to have children. Have you questioned whether you want…
