Category: Technology
'Wood you believe it?' Engineers fortify wood with...
With more than 181.5 billion tons of wood produced globally each year, a new method could revolutionize how we build sustainably. ...
Climate change increases the risk of simultaneous ...
Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions...
Scientists observe how blobs form crystals and dis...
Crystals -- from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds -- don't always grow in a straightforward way. Researchers have n...
United States sees disproportionate increase in bo...
In the past 20 years, the average rate of obesity among adults in the United States has risen by approximately 30 percent, but the...
New look at galactic region surrounding our solar ...
The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the ga...
A vast molecular cloud, long invisible, is discove...
Astrophysicists have discovered a potentially star-forming cloud that is one of the largest single structures in the sky and among...
Family first: Scientists reveal long-tailed tits' ...
Forget fleeting friendships the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment eve...
High-wire act: Soft robot can carry cargo up and d...
Researchers have created a light-powered soft robot that can carry loads through the air along established tracks, similar to cabl...
Using humor in communication helps scientists conn...
Scientists aren't comedians, but it turns out a joke or two can go a long way. That's according to a new study that found when res...
Geoengineering technique could cool planet using e...
A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing s...
Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical ...
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths from h...
Rainfall triggers extreme humid heat in tropics an...
Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, whic...
Global study links consumption of ultraprocessed f...
A study analyzing data from nationally representative dietary surveys and mortality data from eight countries (Australia, Brazil, ...
How bacteria in our aging guts can elevate risk of...
Scientists have discovered a surprising new connection between gut health and blood cancer risk one that could transform how we th...
Big brains and big ranges might not save birds fro...
Some species that breed over large geographic areas can still be adapted to a fairly narrow range of climates, making them more vu...
Single-dose baloxavir reduces household influenza ...
A landmark study reveals that a single oral dose of baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) significantly reduces the transmission of influ...
Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common acro...
Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can ...
In Down syndrome mice, 40Hz light and sound improv...
A new study provides new evidence that sensory stimulation of a gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative n...
Why our waistlines expand in middle age: Stem cell...
It's no secret that our waistlines often expand in middle-age, but the problem isn't strictly cosmetic. Belly fat accelerates agin...
Blocking a surprising master regulator of immunity...
'Cold' tumors are resistant to common immunotherapies. Researchers have uncovered a master regulator that can be manipulated to pr...
