Category: Technology
Researchers demonstrate 3-D printing technology to...
Imagine a T-shirt that could monitor your heart rate or blood pressure. Or a pair of socks that could provide feedback on your run...
Scientists film the heart forming in 3D earlier th...
Researchers have identified the origin of cardiac cells using 3D images of a heart forming in real-time, inside a living mouse emb...
Astrophysicists explore our galaxy's magnetic turb...
Astronomers have developed a groundbreaking computer simulation to explore, in unprecedented detail, magnetism and turbulence in t...
An ink that boosts coral reef settlement by 20 tim...
With coral reefs in crisis due to climate change, scientists have engineered a bio-ink that could help promote coral larvae settle...
UV light and CT scans helped scientists unlock hid...
Archaeopteryx is the fossil that clearly demonstrated Darwin's views. It's the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that al...
New global model shows how to bring environmental ...
A new study finds that with bold and coordinated policy choices -- across emissions, diets, food waste, and water and nitrogen eff...
Palaeontologists discover 506-million-year-old pre...
Palaeontologists have discovered a remarkable new 506-million-year-old predator from the Burgess Shale of Canada. Mosura fentoni w...
Not all orangutan mothers raise their infants the ...
Sumatran orangutan mothers differ from one another in how they behave with and take care of their infants and how flexibly they ad...
Genome of near-extinct northern white rhino offers...
The northern white rhinoceros is one of the rarest animals on Earth, with just two females left and no natural way for the species...
Astronomers take a second look at twin star system...
Apples-to-apples comparisons in the distant universe are hard to come by. Whether the subject is dwarf galaxies, supermassive blac...
Australia's oldest prehistoric tree frog hops 22 m...
Scientists have now discovered the oldest ancestor for all the Australian tree frogs, with distant links to the tree frogs of Sout...
Why are urban children more prone to allergies?
Evidence of a unique T cell may explain why urban children are more prone to allergies than rural children. Differences in the dev...
The key to spotting dyslexia early could be AI-pow...
A new study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia an...
Dexterity and climbing ability: how ancient human ...
Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers inves...
Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings
Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing ...
Fossil tracks show reptiles appeared on Earth up t...
The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to evidence ...
Sharp depletion in soil moisture drives land water...
The increasing frequency of once-in-a-decade agricultural and ecological drought has underscored the urgency of studying hydrologi...
Astrophysicist searches for ripples in space and t...
Massive ripples in the very fabric of space and time wash over Earth constantly, although you'd never notice. An astrophysicist is...
Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey
Flamingos have developed an amazing variety of techniques to create swirls and eddies in the water to concentrate and eat brine sh...
From prehistoric resident to runaway pet: First te...
Originally from South America, the charismatic tegu made its way to the United States via the pet trade of the 1990s. But a recent...
