Science & Technology

The combination of the extreme climate in Antarctica, the species’ solitary habits and their lethal reputation makes leopard seals one of the most difficult top predators to study on Earth. Marine biologists have now gathered baseline data on the ecolo…

Ecologists have developed a mathematical framework that could help monitor and preserve biodiversity without breaking the bank.

About 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms over 18 months, while rates were much lower (6% to 13.6%) for mothers with neurotypical children in the same period, researchers report.

A new study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the USPS.

From the slime coating slugs to the saliva in our mouths, many slippery bodily fluids contain mucus. So how did this marvel of biology evolve? In mammals, the answer is many times, and often in a surprising way, according to a new study on proteins cal…

Hydropower developments should avoid flooding forests to minimize biodiversity loss and disruptions to ecosystems in Amazonian forest islands, new research finds. Deforestation, habitat loss and fragmentation are linked and are driving the ongoing biod…

A new study on rubisco, a photosynthetic enzyme thought to be the most abundant protein on the planet, shows that proteins can change their structural arrangement with surprising ease. The findings reveal the possibility that many of the proteins we th…

Researchers have developed the first in-sensor processor that could be integrated into commercial silicon imaging sensor chips — known as complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors — that are used in nearly all commercial devices th…

Roughly half of all global seafood is caught by artisanal fishers — individuals who operate on small, often subsistence scales, and who generally fish a short distance from the coast. Though diminutive in comparison to larger-scale commercial operatio…

Researchers are exploring a potential new therapeutic approach for triple negative breast cancer treatment. Medical researchers are working on the design of nitric oxide scavengers to form a new treatment approach for this aggressive form of breast can…

Researchers have published one of the earliest studies assessing the use of tecovirimat to treat monkeypox symptoms and skin lesions. The antiviral drug approved for smallpox treatment appeared to be safe and effective in 25 patients with monkeypox (MP…

An area of the brain specifically involved in putting in effort to help others out has been pinpointed by scientists.

Using machine learning to sift through a decade’s worth of seismic data, researchers have identified hundreds of thousands of microearthquakes along some previously unknown fault structures in Oklahoma and Kansas.

Using data collected from more than 500 previous fish die-offs from lakes across Wisconsin and Michigan, researchers use modeling to predict increasing frequency of mass die-offs as a result of climate change.

Italian citizens who exercised their democratic right to vote in the 2020 constitutional referendum may have unintentionally contributed to the spread of COVID-19, finds a new study. However, researchers found that the decision to delay an early genera…

Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers have developed a framework to design new materials that mimic the fundamental rules hidden in nature’s growth patterns. Using these rules, it is possible to create materials designed with spec…

A recent study found that most healthcare providers experienced either mild or intense levels of moral distress during the first year of the pandemic due to issues related to patient care and their workplaces.

A three-drug medication known as a ‘polypill’ is effective in preventing secondary adverse cardiovascular events in people who have previously had a heart attack, reducing cardiovascular mortality by 33 percent in this patient population.

In a molecular feat akin to getting pedestrians in a scramble crosswalk to spontaneously start walking in step, researchers have created a series of molecules that tend to face the same direction to form a ‘giant surface potential’ when evaporated onto…