Science & Technology

Fecal microbial transplants have been given to alter a recipient’s metabolism to reduce obesity or alter immunity to fight cancer, and in those transplants recipients are not given suppressive antibiotics to eliminate the microbial community prior to t…

Changing the wording about expiration dates on perishable food items — which is currently unregulated and widely variable — could help reduce food waste, according to a new study.

Combining two light-mediated functions in a single molecule is quite challenging. Scientists have now succeeded in doing just that, in two different ways.

Night owls may be looking forward to falling back into autumn standard time but a new study has found Daylight Saving Time may also suit morning types just fine.

A research team found higher death rates among people in prisons without air conditioning compared to those in climate-controlled institutions.

Scientists have unearthed a secret that may explain why some people are able to resist viral infections, having screened the immune systems of women exposed to hepatitis C (HCV) through contaminated anti-D transfusions given over 40 years ago in Irelan…

Plant-derived materials such as cellulose often exhibit thermally insulating properties. A new material made from nanoscale cellulose fibers shows the reverse, high thermal conductivity. This makes it useful in areas previously dominated by synthetic p…

The unreasonable use of antibiotics has pushed bacteria to develop resistance mechanisms to this type of treatment. This phenomenon, known as antibiotic resistance, is now considered by the WHO as one of the greatest threats to health. The lack of trea…

A new study has shown that Psychological First Aid, training originally created for people to support others, can help healthcare workers in care homes improve their own mental wellbeing.

In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees. So the temperature is below the melting point of ice, yet the su…

Astronomers have discovered the closest-known black hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection of a dormant stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way. Its close proximity to Earth, a mere 1600 light-years away, offers an intriguing target of…

New research shows how click chemistry can be used to more efficiently deliver drugs to treat tumors in large dogs with bone cancer — a process that had previously only been successful in small mice.

A signature in the X-ray light emitted by a highly magnetized dead star known as a magnetar suggests the star has a solid surface with no atmosphere.

People with elevated blood pressure saw improvement after 12 weeks of a telehealth support program, with or without support from a dietitian, a new study found.

Given a 3D piece of origami, can you flatten it without damaging it? Just by looking at the design, the answer is hard to predict, because each and every fold in the design has to be compatible with flattening. This is an example of a combinatorial pro…

The island of Madagascar — one of the last large land masses colonized by humans – -sits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the coast of East Africa. While it’s still regarded as a place of unique biodiversity, Madagascar long ago lost all its large…

Life on land may have quieted down during the height of the pandemic, but far offshore the Atlantic Ocean was just as active as ever according to a new study. Researchers found that there was no significant change in the continental shelf’s underwater …

Researchers have developed a new machine-learning technique that applies the Goldilocks principle to road compaction quality.

Researchers have published seven draft genomes for Nordic hare species.