01/09/2026

Anti-influenza therapies that target the host

A drug that targets the host rather than the virus could get around the problem of antiviral resistance. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people die of seasonal influenza caused by infection with influenza A and B viruses.

One unexplained event could hint at heavy dark matter

An unexplained signal detected by the world's most sensitive dark matter experiment could mark a major breakthrough in the hunt for the elusive substance, according to an analysis involving scientists from the University ...

Ice island survives run-in with Joe Island

Summer is prime iceberg season in Greenland's glacier-fed fjords, and 2026 was no exception. Especially notable was the berg that broke from Petermann Glacier along Greenland's northwest coast in August. Roughly the size ...

Trawling threatens vital carbon stores in Scotland's sea lochs

New research from the University of St Andrews shows that disturbing seabed sediments through trawling could cause significant losses of carbon stored in Scotland's sea lochs. The study, published in Marine Environmental ...

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