A soft robotic arm covered in algae, placed in a specially designed aquarium. Credits: Studio Oostrum A small robotic arm capable of grasping objects underwater thanks to algae. It is the result of research at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, which combines living cells and synthetic materials to transform light into movement. The team, led [...]
Person running in a cold environment (AI-generated image) Research led by the University of Cologne and published in the journal Nature has found that low temperatures induce muscles to produce the molecule BH2 (dihydrobiopterin). This metabolite travels to other organs and activates proteostasis, the cellular mechanism responsible for properly maintaining, repairing and eliminating proteins. It was [...]
The innovative technology makes it possible to control neurons with light./The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, announced this Monday, has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, the pioneers of optogenetics, an innovative technology that makes it possible to turn the activity of individual nerve [...]
A study published in the journal Nature analyzes the potential use of medicinal plants by African elephants in the Mount Elgon region of Kenya. The research compiles observations on the selective consumption of certain natural resources and examines their possible relationship with self-medication behaviors. The research combines the study of animal behavior with the traditional knowledge [...]
A medical team at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid has developed an experimental technique aimed at enabling the recipient’s body to tolerate a transplanted organ as if it were its own. The procedure, based on a “double graft”, combines organ transplantation with hematopoietic stem cells from the same donor, which undergo a purification process [...]
Stopping bleeding as quickly as possible can be crucial in an emergency, surgery, or accident. However, it’s not always easy, especially when wounds are deep, irregular, or difficult to cover with standard materials. A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ( KAIST ) has developed a new powdered material that rapidly [...]
Neural Network in the Heart – AI-generated image. A study conducted by Yale University and published in the journal Cell has revealed that the heart possesses its own nervous system that is far more complex and influential than previously believed. Although the existence of the intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICNS) has been known for years, its [...]
How did life begin on Earth? For decades, science has tried to solve the mystery of how the inanimate chemistry of our young planet transformed into the first biological building blocks. Until now, theories suggested that it all stemmed from a random “primordial soup.” However, a revolutionary discovery published just a few days ago proposes [...]
The ability of some organisms to regenerate parts of their bodies has fascinated science for decades. However, a recent study published in Science Advances has gone a step further by describing a phenomenon that challenges some of the most established ideas about life, regeneration, and cellular aging. The research focuses on Psolus fabricii , a species [...]
Recently, a team of researchers has documented a new migratory route for humpback whales, a discovery that is changing our understanding of these marine giants. This was made possible by the 2,500-kilometer journey connecting the cold coasts of Patagonia with the heart of Antarctica, undertaken by the whale known as “Popa.” This project was led [...]
