Category: Science Daily

The tropical tree, from whose seeds chocolate and other sweets are produced, has its secrets….

Earthworms are a welcome sight for gardeners and farmers because the wriggling invertebrates recycle nutrients…

When dieting and exercise aren’t enough, weight-loss surgery can be an effective obesity treatment. But…

Researchers have created a detailed set of maps examining the flood risk for all farmland…

Researchers have used virtual reality and 3D eye-tracking technology to examine what drew the attention…

The tool being used to diagnose concussions might be overestimating the condition and wrongly identifying…

Researchers have discovered 15 ‘hotspots’ in the genome that either speed up brain aging or…

Knowledge creation — the generation of new ideas and patents — is an important driver…

Math is the language of the physical world, and some see mathematical patterns everywhere: in…

Certain small RNAs called tDRs can be found inside and outside cells during stress responses…

Analysis presents a first-of-its-kind framework to design the most efficient mix of urban buildings along…

They are part of the brain of almost every animal species, yet they remain usually…

Rice University chemists treat waste plastic to absorb carbon dioxide from flue gas streams more…

Scientists have developed a treatment for pulmonary fibrosis by using nanoparticles coated in mannose —…

Researchers have found that geosmin is made by certain kinds of bacteria that are known…

Faces and voices are more likely to be judged as male when they are angry,…

Scientists have built instruments to give humans eyes and a nose on Mars — and…

An international team of researchers has compiled a massive dataset that overlays years’ worth of…

New research looks at how the geometry of shells relates to the energy input required…

The burgeoning field of optoelectronic devices is driving the development of new alkali metal-based chalcogenides…

The analysis of astrophysical plasmas is vital in the quest to learn about some of…

Researchers have constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day…

Clinical awareness of connection between alcohol and dementia is paramount to providing the best patient…

Scientists have gained new insights into how the eye of Drosophila processes motion patterns that…

Life on Earth runs in 24-hour cycles. From tiny bacteria to human beings, organisms adapt…

Researchers have developed a technique that leverages hardware and software to improve file system security…

Many cancers exhibit high levels of the reverse transcriptase enzyme. Single-agent lamivudine, a reverse transcriptase…

Biomedical engineers believe they have discovered the physical mechanism that causes high doses of antibiotics…

New research on postmenopausal women identifies associations between commonly eaten foods and the diversity and…

On November 8, 2020, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew through an intense beam of electrons traveling…

Like diseases affecting humans, parasites can wage a deadly evolutionary ‘arms race’ against their hosts….

Scientists have developed a pollen-based ‘paper’ that, after being printed on, can be ‘erased’ and…

Honey might be a sweet solution for developing environmentally friendly components for neuromorphic computers, systems…

A new study has compiled a global database of climate-induced forest die-off events, from 1970-2018,…

Although clinical labs have known for almost a century that a oddly shaped nucleus resembling…

A new study has found that squid will camouflage against coral reef and other substrate…

A new method of obtaining ancient genomic data without damaging source material has been developed,…

Researchers have revealed how an ‘accordion effect’ is critical to switching off genes, in a…

Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for…

Even the High North can’t escape the global threat of plastic pollution. An international review…

Scientists describe a new method for probing the microbiome in unprecedented detail. The technique provides…

A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and…

What happens when we smell a rose? How does our brain process the essence of…

Millionaires are more risk-tolerant, emotionally stable, open, extroverted, and conscientious than the general population, according…

The stress firefighters face takes a toll. New research finds that those with Post Traumatic…

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy — a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe…

As the demand for home deliveries from online purchases continues to increase, researchers recently published…

Many people have felt the sudden and uncontrollable urge to eat a certain food. These…

Producing low-cost metal-oxide thin films with high electronic quality for solar water splitting is not…

A new endoscope design that combines ultrasound with optical coherence tomography can assess the structural…