Drug kills triple negative breast cancer cells

A newly identified drug kills triple negative breast cancer cells and stops the formation of blood vessels that tumors need to grow.

Brian Consiglio-U. Missouri • futurity
Sept. 13, 2024 ~4 min

Immune cells can turn into pro-cancer traitors

New research digs into the underlying factors that cause the harmful transformation of immune cells from good to bad.

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~4 min


Why do we buy into superstitions like Friday the 13th?

Religious studies professors dig into our penchant for superstitions and the boundaries between science and falsifiability.

Michael Malone-U. Miami • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~7 min

Watch: Robot shoots clay to create sustainable structures

Researchers have developed a fast robotic printing process for earth-based materials that does not require cement.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~2 min

Long-term exercisers have healthier belly fat

"...exercising regularly for several months to years seems to modify your fat tissue in ways that allows you to store your body fat more healthfully..."

U. Michigan • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~5 min

Humans and animals will overlap on nearly 57% of Earth by 2070

The human-wildlife overlap is expected to increase across more than half of Earth’s land by 2070, researchers report.

U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Super flexible probes more accurately record brain activity

Researchers have developed ultra-flexible brain probes that accurately record brain activity without causing tissue damage.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Sept. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Music can enhance learning and change our memories

New research "sheds light on the malleability of memory in response to music, and the powerful role music can play in altering our existing memories."

Georgia Tech • futurity
Sept. 11, 2024 ~9 min


Expert: Rising global temps are the ‘new baseline’

Cities around the world are becoming unbearably hot, putting workers, the young, and older adults at risk. Experts say it's a "new normal."

Robert C. Jones Jr. - U. Miami • futurity
Sept. 10, 2024 ~8 min

There’s a surprising link between body temp and animal diets

"What we found was that body temperature is somewhat of a requirement to evolve an herbivorous diet."

Niranjana Rajalakshmi-U. Arizona • futurity
Sept. 10, 2024 ~6 min

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