Science & Technology

The Sox9 gene is upregulated in the absence of sex-determining Y chromosome and Sry gene in Amami spiny rat.

A new study compiles data on more than 3,000 species to show how climate and geologic changes across Asia over the last 66 million years have shaped the evolution of the continent’s mammals.

A new study shows how soon after a storm phosphorus ‘loading’ sparks algae explosions, but also describes the many other factors that weigh on when and whether the lake reaches a tipping point.

Researchers have developed a new strategy to help build materials with unique optical, magnetic, electronic and catalytic properties. These pinwheel-shaped structures self-assemble from nanoparticles and exhibit a characteristic called chirality — one…

Researchers have devised a computer-based platform for drug discovery that could make the process more effective, more efficient and less costly.

Researchers have created an interface that allows users to handwrite and sketch within computer code — a challenge to conventional coding, which typically relies on typing.

To uncover ‘sea cow effect,’ researchers developed a novel Past-Present-Future modeling approach that could inform more effective conservation strategies across ecosystems.

The mysterious changes in phases of matter — from solid to liquid and back again — have fascinated some researchers. Researchers have now identified an intermediate phase between solid and liquid in electrons that has some regularity but not as much …

Researchers used machine learning to pinpoint the most accurate means, and timelines, for anticipating the advancement of Alzheimer’s disease in people who are either cognitively normal or experiencing mild cognitive impairment.

Researchers learn to predict how crystals take shape from their internal chemistry, even when the crystal lacks symmetry.

Scientists report that materials inspired by nature could, one day, lead to new and better solar panels, soft robots and even coatings for hypersonic jets.

A research team has discovered important details about how therapeutically relevant human monoclonal antibodies can protect against Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus. Their work could lead to the development of targeted therapeutics for infected pa…

Researchers have demonstrated a way to entangle atoms to create a network of atomic clocks and accelerometers. The method has resulted in greater precision in measuring time and acceleration.

Researchers examined root exudates and their impact on soil carbon storage revealing surprising and counterintuitive results.

New findings in mice show that excessive weight gain while pregnant tips the scales for male but not female mice to be more depressed in adulthood due to less brain serotonin. A similar result was found in humans, where the more fat measured in a place…

Zero deforestation commitments may inadvertently leave vital habitats in Latin America and Africa vulnerable to agricultural expansion, a new study has found.

Researchers have been able to make some key determinations about the first galaxies to exist, in one of the first astrophysical studies of the period in the early Universe when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as the cosmic dawn.

Nanoengineers have developed an AI algorithm that predicts the structure and dynamic properties of any material — whether existing or new — almost instantaneously. Known as M3GNet, the algorithm was used to develop matterverse.ai, a database of more …

Gene variants associated with leukemia can produce ‘rogue’ immune cells that drive autoimmune diseases, according to a new study.

The system regulates its own temperature in response to environmental disturbances.