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Moderna’s experimental cancer vaccine treats but doesn’t prevent melanoma – a biochemist explains how it works
Moderna is testing an mRNA vaccine in combination with pembrolizumab to treat melanoma. Javier Zayas Photography/Moment via Getty…
Addressing the Heated Question About Microwave Ovens
Heating up a quick meal to satiate your stomach at the end of a long workday? You might…
Angola’s peatlands trap carbon and clean the region’s water – how we mapped this newly found landscape
Mauro Lourenco, University of the Witwatersrand Ask most people what they picture when thinking about natural “carbon sinks”…
Looking back from beyond the Moon: how views from space have changed the way we see Earth
A new view of Earth and its place. NASA Alice Gorman, Flinders University A photograph taken by NASA’s…
Crabs have evolved five separate times – why do the same forms keep appearing in nature?
Full size blue crab. Matthew Wills, University of Bath Charles Darwin believed evolution created “endless forms most beautiful”.…
Are dogs left- or right-handed? What the science says
Understanding paw preference. Shutterstock/In Green Deborah Wells, Queen’s University Belfast The vast majority of people use one hand…
Unusual, long-lasting gamma-ray burst challenges theories about these powerful cosmic explosions that make gold, uranium and other heavy metals
When two neutron stars merge and create a black hole, they produce a powerful blast of gamma rays.…
Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
Scientists say that wasting coffee and water while making a cup of coffee has a larger carbon footprint…
New fossil foot analysis reveals the surprising and varied lifestyles of dinosaur bird ancestors
Feet of an Andean condor. Vladimir Wrangel/Shutterstock Phil Bell, University of New England Have you ever eaten chicken…
Spot reduction: why exercise probably can’t help you target fatty areas of the body
Many people wish to target fat loss in their stomach. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock Christopher Gaffney, Lancaster University Many people…