Science & Technology

Good with faces? New research suggests that your ability might be more akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle than taking a photograph.

An international team of paleontologists has discovered and named a new, early dinosaur. The skeleton — incredibly, mostly intact — was found over the course of two digs, in 2017 and 2019.

Newly discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease.

Scientists are calling for better protections for juvenile emperor penguins, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers listing the species under the Endangered Species Act and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resourc…

Teens who live in neighborhoods with trusted, engaged adults can still develop critical social skills that were not nurtured early in life, according to a new study.

A novel approach provides an innovative solution to overcoming two major challenges in delivering medicinal and cosmetic remedies through the skin. Combining techniques in nanotechnology and optics, researchers produced tiny (nanometric) diamond partic…

Diatoms – unicellular organisms – have long been known to science, but their overwhelming appetite for nitrate is a new discovery made in a global survey.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 has been suspected of causing chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). A well-controlled study has now shown that, even after mild COVID-19, a subset of patients will develop symptoms which meet the diagnostic …

Progressive dysfunction and failure of insulin-releasing beta-cells is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Researchers have now shown that diabetes-resistant and -susceptible mice respond differently to a carbohydrate-rich diet. The gene expression of…

Adding an ingredient called an adjuvant can help vaccines elicit a more robust immune response, better training the body to fight a pathogen. Researchers report a substance that boosted the immune response to an experimental COVID-19 shot in mice by 25…

An artificial-intelligence model was shown to be significantly more accurate than doctors at diagnosing pediatric ear infections in the first head-to-head evaluation of its kind. The tool, called OtoDx, was more than 95 percent accurate in diagnosing a…

A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste.

Changes known as epigenetic modifications play an important role in cancer development, among other things. Being able to analyze them quickly and reliably could, for example, contribute significantly to the further development of personalized therapy….

Leaders of teacher groups who were thought of as humble helped improve professionalism and collaboration among team members, new research has shown.

A fast and energy-efficient manufacturing process results in a strong, non-toxic and fire-resistant adhesive–and a great opportunity for the bioeconomy.

Researchers have developed an innovative technology that enables the growth of ‘enriched seaweed’ infused with nutrients, proteins, dietary fiber, and minerals for human and animal needs.

Inspired by a trip to the dentist, a researcher presents a new method for monitoring coral size and growth that reduces surveying time by 99%.

Having lower physical function was associated with a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure among older adults assessed with a short physical function test. These associations between physical function and heart attack, stroke and heart …

Drug molecules and biofuels can be made to order by living cell factories, where biological enzymes do the job. Now researchers have developed a computer model that can predict how fast enzymes work, making it possible to find the most efficient living…

Researchers have shown that mice respond more to the antidepressant effects of the drug ketamine when administered by men and not by women. The group demonstrated that a stress response in a specific region of the mouse brain from handling by a man is …