Science & Technology

A new study shows that that early deprivation continues to affect brain development well into adolescence.

New research provides clues to falling fast asleep — or lying wide awake. Studying fruit flies, researchers found that brain neurons adapt to help the flies stay awake despite tiredness in dangerous situations and help them fall asleep after an intens…

A device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, was more effective at maintaining blood glucose (sugar) levels within normal range than standard-of-care management among people with type 1 di…

As more patients with cancer have their tumors genomically profiled, and more therapies targeting genomic alterations enter clinical trials, the task of connecting patients to trials for which they are eligible can be especially challenging. A computer…

A new analysis of old data suggests that the endangered erect-crested penguin’s bizarre nesting habits — rejecting the first egg they lay — is because they can’t feed two chicks, and the second, larger egg has a better chance of success.

A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur ‘mummies’ aren’t as exceptional as we might expect, according to a study.

Out of the thousands of species that have been listed by the ESA in the past 48 years, only 54 have recovered to the point where they no longer need protection. A new study examines why so few species have recovered successfully.

Scientists distinguish a specific gene signature indicative of mitochondrial reprogramming in tumors that correlates with poor patient outcome.

A new study shows that losing a particular group of endangered animals — those that eat fruit and help disperse the seeds of trees and other plants — could severely disrupt seed-dispersal networks in the Atlantic Forest, a shrinking stretch of tropic…

Engineers have released a new report which examined advanced recycling. The report concluded that advanced recycling helps avoid climate impacts, reduces demand for energy resources, and offers key tools for expanding the circular economy.

A newly released State of the Birds report for the United States reveals a tale of two trends, one hopeful, one dire. Long-term trends of waterfowl show strong increases where investments in wetland conservation have improved conditions for birds and p…

The advance can be used to evaluate the role of oxygen within cells and may have a variety of clinical uses in the future.

Scientists found the cellular response to low oxygen also increases fetal hemoglobin expression in adults, which could lead to novel treatments for some common genetic anemias.

A team of researchers has developed a method that is capable of providing daily global moderate resolution nighttime light change maps.

Researchers recently published a study looking at land use changes from the past and the importance of taking factors such as socio-economic development and the dynamic nature of coastal environments into consideration to make these areas more resilien…

A new small blue snailfish is changing our understanding of the world’s deepest fishes.

Exploring new domains doesn’t help inventors increase the quantity or quality of patents unless they work for an organization that decompartmentalizes internal communication.

A new large-scale analysis of hillslope connectivity at the continental scale was recently published. The study gives new understanding of mechanisms that determine how effectively hillslopes drive floods and landslides, as well as promote the presence…

Wheat yields in the UK have largely been resilient to varying weather over the past 30 years but the future security of our most widely grown food crop is uncertain due to climate change, say scientists. A research team has carried out an in-depth anal…

New mechanism determined for passive transport of biomolecules through the nuclear pore complex of cells. Research can help guide the development of future therapeutics for human diseases such as cancer, viral infections, and neurodegenerative conditio…