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Feedback dives into a new piece of research on the merits of swimming briefs or looser swimming shorts – and raises an eyebrow at its conclusion

Captive giant pandas have been seen breaking off twigs and bamboo pieces to scratch hard-to-reach spots, using a crude opposable thumb that other bears don’t have

Captive giant pandas have been seen breaking off twigs and bamboo pieces to scratch hard-to-reach spots, using a crude opposable thumb that other bears don’t have

New tools that create ultra-precise maps of our tissues are transforming our ability to diagnose and cure once-fatal illnesses

New tools that create ultra-precise maps of our tissues are transforming our ability to diagnose and cure once-fatal illnesses

Scientists have finally assigned foot bones found in 2009 to an ancient human species, and the move suggests that different types of hominins lived close by in harmony

Scientists have finally assigned foot bones found in 2009 to an ancient human species, and the move suggests that different types of hominins lived close by in harmony

Adjunctive ruxolitinib reduces inflammatory response after experimental malaria challenge and enhances immune memory responses to reinfection.

Lymphotoxin alpha represses acute myeloid leukemia by depleting TRAF2 and triggering cell death and myeloid differentiation.

Preclinical studies of adenine base editing approaches suggest safety and efficacy for patients with severe β-hemoglobinopathies.

Rapid gene expression changes during treatment of neonatal sepsis indicate reversibility of host immune response and enable prognostic approaches.

A multipathogen population serological study enabled inference of the antigenic landscape of cross-reacting arboviruses in a Bangladeshi population.

An early clinical study demonstrates feasibility of noninvasive 5-ALA sonodynamic treatment in nine patients with recurrent high-grade glioma.

Mouse and cell models suggest that GSK3β and the p35-CDK5-CRMP2 axis are potential therapeutic targets for promoting nerve repair in diabetes.

Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation

Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation