Phase 2 trial found adding Bevacizumab to different chemotherapy drugs led to more patients’ tumours shrinking, which has helped to change routine UK treatment.
A 151-million-year-old fly just changed what we know about evolution
Scientists have uncovered a 151-million-year-old midge fossil in Australia that challenges long-held views about insect evolution. Named Telmatomyia talbragarica, the fossil shows freshwater adaptations previously thought to exist only in marine species. This discovery suggests that Chironomidae may have originated in Gondwana, offering new insight into ancient biogeographical patterns.
The Many Uses of Driftwood: The First Large-Scale Mapping of Arctic Coastlines
Driftwood plays a key role in Arctic coastal ecosystems: it stores carbon, stabilises coastlines and provides a habitat for animals.
“PeTCaT” Investigates the Impact of Greenhouse Gases From Rapidly Thawing Permafrost
Arctic permafrost stores massive amounts of organic carbon in its frozen soils and deeper deposits.
More Milk, Less Methane in Mixed Pastures?
Research team conducts meta-analysis on the potential of diverse pasture lands for dairy farming.
Earth’s climate just crossed a line we can’t ignore
Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the beginning of irreversible planetary shifts. As global temperatures move beyond 1.5°C, the world risks cascading crises such as ice sheet melt, Amazon rainforest dieback, and ocean current collapse. Scientists from the University...
Ancient humans in Italy butchered elephants and made tools from their bones
Researchers in Italy discovered 400,000-year-old evidence that ancient humans butchered elephants for food and tools. At the Casal Lumbroso site near Rome, they found hundreds of bones and stone implements, many showing impact marks from butchery. The findings reveal a consistent prehistoric strategy for resource use during warmer Middle Pleistocene...
California’s next big one could be faster and far more destructive
Supershear earthquakes, moving faster than seismic waves, could cause catastrophic shaking across California. USC researchers warn that many faults capable of magnitude 7 quakes might produce these explosive ruptures. Current construction standards don’t account for their directional force. Stronger monitoring and building codes are urgently needed.
Closest alien civilization could be 33,000 light years away
Complex, intelligent life in the galaxy appears vanishingly rare, with the nearest possible civilization perhaps 33,000 light-years distant. Yet despite the odds, scientists insist that continuing the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is essential — for either outcome reshapes our understanding of life itself.
Scientists unearth a 112-million-year-old time capsule filled with ancient insects
Researchers have unearthed South America’s first amber deposits containing ancient insects in an Ecuadorian quarry, offering a rare 112-million-year-old glimpse into life on the supercontinent Gondwana. The amber, found in the Hollín Formation, preserved a diverse range of insect species and plant material, revealing a humid, resin-rich forest teeming with...