Alice Klein
New Scientist
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Endometriosis could be controlled with monthly antibody injections
Injections that block an inflammatory protein halved the size of endometriosis lesions in macaques. The treatment is now being tested in people → Read More
Prawn larvae conceal their eyes with reflectors to hide from predators
To hide from predators, the larvae of some crustaceans camouflage their dark eyes with photonic glass that reflects light of the same colour as the water they inhabit → Read More
Oyster mushroom fungus uses nerve gas to paralyse and eat tiny worms
The fungus that produces oyster mushrooms preys on tiny animals by releasing a paralysing nerve gas called 3-octanone before growing into their bodies → Read More
Watch this golf robot navigate to a ball by itself and sink a putt
Previous golf robots have required assistance from human operators, but Golfi can find golf balls on a green and work out how to hit them by itself → Read More
Gene-replacement therapies are transforming children’s lives
Several therapies to correct severe genetic disorders have been approved by medical regulators in 2022, and others have produced impressive clinical trial results → Read More
Timing of expressing milk and a baby drinking it affects infant sleep
Babies who drink breast milk during the night that was expressed in the daytime may take longer to fall asleep, due to changes in the level of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin in the milk → Read More
Sperm-blocking vaginal gel could be a reliable contraceptive method
A gel that has prevented almost all of 1 billion sperm getting past the cervix in sheep could become an alternative to hormonal birth control methods but without the side effects → Read More
Newborn female mice live longer if they smell older females' urine
The scent of older females causes young female mice to reach puberty later and extends their lifespan – the first known case of smell affecting lifespan in mammals, though males aren't affected → Read More
Vaccine to prevent UTIs could be taken as a dissolving tablet
Recurrent UTIs could one day be prevented with a vaccine instead of antibiotics if promising results in mice and rabbits are replicated in clinical trials → Read More
Australia’s first rocket is set to launch into space in April 2023
The Eris rocket developed by Australian company Gilmour Space will be the first Australian system to go into orbit if it successfully launches next year → Read More
We now know why some poos float and others sink
Experiments with mouse and human faeces have provided the most definitive proof yet that gas-producing gut microbes are responsible for making faeces float → Read More
'Divorce' rates are higher in birds that travel long distances
Break-ups are more common in bird species with longer migrations, probably because partners return home at different times and don’t wait for each other to breed → Read More
Hypnotherapy app eases irritable bowel syndrome symptoms in six weeks
Users of the Nerva app saw their IBS symptoms decrease in severity, however, the trial didn't compare the app's efficacy against standard treatments → Read More
Sydney has wettest year on record with 2.2 metres of rain in 279 days
A combination of moist ocean weather cycles, low-pressure systems and climate change have combined to make 2022 the wettest year ever recorded in Sydney → Read More
There are 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants crawling all over Earth
A new study estimates there are 20 quadrillion individual ants across the globe, which together weigh more than all wild birds and mammals combined → Read More
Plant-based hot foam kills weeds as effectively as chemical spray
A plant-based foam mixed with hot water has worked as well as glyphosate weedkiller at removing weeds from olive groves and has also been used successfully in urban areas → Read More
Strange hexagonal diamonds found in meteorite from another planet
Diamonds found in four meteorites in north-west Africa probably came from an ancient dwarf planet, and they are expected to be harder than Earth diamonds → Read More
Ancient Aboriginal rock art may reveal how Australia's climate changed
Murujuga in Western Australia holds more than 2 million engravings that have been added over at least 50,000 years - and may provide a glimpse into how the region's climate and vegetation have changed → Read More
Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose
How the virus behind covid-19 enters the brain was somewhat of a mystery, but new evidence hints it may build tiny tubes from nose cells to brain cells that it can shuttle through → Read More
Brain electrodes may be a long-lasting aid for severe depression
Electrodes implanted in the brain were known to release impulses that may "normalise" overactive connections within a specific circuit of the organ, but researchers were previously unsure whether the treatment offered long-term relief from severe depression → Read More