Category: Science and Health

A collaborative study tested 17 strategies in an ‘intervention tournament.’ Interventions targeting future thinking, such…

By analyzing how far material ejected from an impact crater flies, scientists can locate buried…

That ‘aha’ moment when you come back to a puzzle and immediately figure it out?…

Researchers have revealed insight into why embryos erase a key epigenetic mark during early development,…

New research demonstrates shipborne navigation systems have potential to improve tsunami detection and warning. Read…

Traditional methods of assessing damage after a disaster can take weeks or even months, delaying…

A pioneering research study details how the hormone FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) can reverse…

Researchers found that vision-language models, widely used to analyze medical images, do not understand negation…

A transient ischemic attack, also known as a mini-stroke, is typically defined as a temporary…

Listen to the first notes of an old, beloved song. Can you name that tune?…

A new game-based experiment sheds light on the tradeoffs people are willing to make about…

Scientists present current evidence for a new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy called delandistrogene…

The increasing frequency of once-in-a-decade agricultural and ecological drought has underscored the urgency of studying…

A new study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection…

Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystal, a team of scientists…

The impacts of human activity and climate change are coalescing to make coastal lagoons saltier,…

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may…

When we think of earthquakes, we imagine sudden, violent shaking. But deep beneath the Earth’s…

For millions of people around the world with essential tremor, everyday activities from eating and…

When researchers went searching for microplastics in sediments pulled from the bottom of Matagorda Bay…

Clinicians have demonstrated that doctors can gain a wealth of knowledge about a patient’s cancer…

The northern white rhinoceros is one of the rarest animals on Earth, with just two…

Australian researchers have flagged some promising new approaches to treat severe burns that could save…

Researchers have developed a digital laboratory (dLab) system that fully automates the material synthesis and…

A new study shows that people who develop type 1 diabetes in adulthood have an…

The risk of death or complications from the stress-related heart condition associated with stressful events,…

New device can give peace of mind and reduce anxiety for breastfeeding moms. It uses…

There is no significant difference in the effectiveness of how autistic and non-autistic people communicate,…

An international team of researchers has discovered saarvienin A, a new type of glycopeptide antibiotic….

In many neurodegenerative diseases, proteins misfold and clump together in brain tissue. Scientists developed a…

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This…

Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is…

Postpartum maternal mental health and mother-to-infant bonding are well-established as critical factors in a child’s…

Using a new fluorescent mouse model with advanced imaging techniques, researchers have successfully visualized how…

Evidence of a unique T cell may explain why urban children are more prone to…

With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that…

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin’s views. It’s the oldest known fossil bird,…

Neuroscientists have discovered that the brain uses a dual system for learning through trial and…

A new study finds that with bold and coordinated policy choices — across emissions, diets,…

Palaeontologists have discovered a remarkable new 506-million-year-old predator from the Burgess Shale of Canada. Mosura…

Sumatran orangutan mothers differ from one another in how they behave with and take care…

Biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at…

Engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them…

Researchers identified two brain networks involved in word retrieval — the cognitive process of accessing…

A new study shows that an unassuming plant has some very unusual family dynamics. Read…

Researchers have developed a new workflow for designing enzymes from scratch, paving the way toward…

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These…

Imagine a T-shirt that could monitor your heart rate or blood pressure. Or a pair…

Researchers have conducted a clinical study to show how a woman’s genetic profile provides information…

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material…