Category: Technology
Even birds can't outfly climate change
As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditi...
Mother's warmth in childhood influences teen healt...
Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new rese...
New injection could help millions with high blood ...
Results from a clinical trial show that giving people with high blood pressure an injection every six months can lead to a meaning...
Cosmic mystery deepens as astronomers find object ...
A team of international astronomers have discovered a new cosmic object emitting both radio waves and x-rays.
Coastal Alaska wolves exposed to high mercury conc...
Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating othe...
A switchboard with precision: How the brain licens...
Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. Th...
Chemists recreate how RNA might have reproduced fo...
Chemists have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth -- a key process in the origin o...
A high-fat diet sets off metabolic dysfunction in ...
Researchers find high-fat diets set off metabolic dysfunction in cells, leading to weight gain, but these effects can be reversed ...
New AI tool reveals single-cell structure of chrom...
In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool...
Groundwork laid for designer hybrid 2D materials
Materials scientists have succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called glaphene.
New method provides the key to accessing proteins ...
A new method could soon unlock the vast repository of biological information held in the proteins of ancient soft tissues. The fin...
Five things to do in virtual reality -- and five t...
A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it's struggled to become a megahit with consumers.
Genetic basis of purring in cats
Whether you are lucky enough to have a cat companion or must merely live this experience vicariously through cat videos, Felis cat...
Electronic tattoo gauges mental strain
Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permane...
A cheap and easy potential solution for lowering c...
Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceang...
The future of AI regulation: Why leashes are bette...
Many policy discussions on AI safety regulation have focused on the need to establish regulatory 'guardrails' to protect the publi...
Could 'pausing' cell death be the final frontier i...
The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, d...
Does planting trees really help cool the planet?
Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if e...
How does coffee affect a sleeping brain?
Coffee can help you stay awake. But what does caffeine actually do to your brain once you're asleep? Using AI, a team of researche...
Evolution of a single gene allowed the plague to a...
Scientists have documented the way a single gene in the bacterium that causes bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis, allowed it to survi...
