Category: Technology
Ancient fossil sheds big light on evolution myster...
Researchers formally describe Helmetia expansa, offering new insights into its anatomy, behavior and evolutionary relationships.
Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing ast...
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all marine sp...
Six ape genomes sequenced telomere-to-telomere
Comprehensive reference genomes have now been assembled for six ape species: siamang (a Southeast Asian gibbon), Sumatran oranguta...
New gene editing tool shows promise for treating d...
Investigators have developed STITCHR, a new gene editing tool that can insert therapeutic genes into specific locations without ca...
Your skin is breathing: New wearable device can me...
Rsearchers have developed the first wearable device for measuring gases emitted from and absorbed by the skin. By analyzing these ...
A comprehensive map of the human cell
By mapping the subcellular architecture and protein interactions within cells, researchers can better understand how mutations con...
8 million years of 'Green Arabia'
A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes...
Treatment for mitochondrial diseases within reach
A medical breakthrough could result in the first treatment for rare but serious diseases in which genetic defects disrupt cellular...
By re-creating neural pathway in dish, Stanford Me...
Scientists have rebuilt, in laboratory glassware, the neural pathway that sends information from the body's periphery to the brain...
Mammoth genetic diversity throughout the last mill...
A new genomic study has uncovered long-lost genetic diversity in mammoth lineages spanning over a million years, providing new ins...
Mediterranean hunter gatherers navigated long-dist...
Evidence shows that hunter-gatherers were crossing at least 100 kilometers (km) of open water to reach the Mediterranean island of...
Scientists source solar emissions with largest-eve...
The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the Sun. A...
Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and fun...
From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable...
Starch-based microplastics could cause health risk...
Wear and tear on plastic products releases small to nearly invisible plastic particles, which could impact people's health when co...
With new database researchers may be able to predi...
Milky seas are a rare bioluminescent phenomenon where vast areas of the ocean glow at night, sometimes for months. This glow, like...
3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible sol...
FLUID, an open-source, 3D-printed robot, offers an affordable and customizable solution for automated material synthesis, making a...
Prehistoric rhinos lived in super-herds
Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds, according to a new study.
Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up
A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial a...
Sink or Swim: The fate of sinking tectonic plates ...
New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This recycling...
How much food can the world grow? International te...
Agronomists question statistical methods used to predict yield potential and 'yield gaps' for major crops. In some cases, yield po...
