Science & Technology

Climate change will increase the burden of crop diseases in some parts of the world and reduce it in others, new research suggests.

Biological engineers have devised a way to program memories into bacterial cells by rewriting their DNA. The new DNA writing technique, which the researchers call HiSCRIBE, is much more efficient than previously developed systems for editing DNA in bac…

Access to modern, reliable, and affordable energy services is a must for development and ensuring a decent quality of life. Researchers used a novel bottom-up approach to analyze how access to energy services may evolve over time under different scenar…

A major Atlantic ocean current — the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC — may have been losing stability in the course of the last century, according to new research. A potential collapse of this ocean current system could have seve…

Biologists analyzed data from 2,600 lizard species worldwide and discovered that, while hundreds of different types of lizards have independently evolved arboreal lifestyles, species that possessed sticky toepads prevailed.

A recent study has shown that all participants achieve normalization of CNS injury biomarkers, regardless of previous disease severity or persistent neurological symptoms, indicating that post-COVID-19 neurological sequalae are not due to active brain …

A team of astronomers have shed new light on planets around a nearby star, L 98-59, that resemble those in the inner Solar System. Amongst the findings are a planet with half the mass of Venus — the lightest exoplanet ever to be measured using the rad…

New research has shed light on how transmission of gut bacteria influences its evolution and functions.

Strategies to reduce antibiotic prescribing in primary care are insufficient alone to halt the rise in drug resistant E. coli infections in England, a new report concludes.

Around the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, rhodoliths made up of coralline red algae provide ecological niches for a wide variety of organisms. A team of researchers has recently discovered a large quantity of microplastics in this ecosystem.

Traditionally used energy harvesting technologies, like photovoltaic panels or wind turbines, suffer from several limitations. In the absence of daylight and wind, neither of the two can supply any power. In the case of ocean buoys, a potential solutio…

Amid poor worldwide road safety despite the United Nations’ ambitious goals, a team o researchers sought to quantify the effects of Japan’s annual road safety campaigns. These 10-day campaigns have been held twice yearly since 1952. The researchers acq…

Amid poor worldwide road safety despite the United Nations’ ambitious goals, a team o researchers sought to quantify the effects of Japan’s annual road safety campaigns. These 10-day campaigns have been held twice yearly since 1952. The researchers acq…

Researchers say they have added to evidence that a protein called CaMKII improves strength, endurance, muscle health and fitness in young animals. Their experiments working with mice and fruit flies, however, found that the gene for CaMKII also contrib…

Researchers say they have added to evidence that a protein called CaMKII improves strength, endurance, muscle health and fitness in young animals. Their experiments working with mice and fruit flies, however, found that the gene for CaMKII also contrib…

Data from a University of Arizona Health Sciences longitudinal study on COVID-19 shows that 67 percent of people with mild or moderate COVID-19 infection develop long COVID, with symptoms that last more than 30 days after a positive test.

Data from a University of Arizona Health Sciences longitudinal study on COVID-19 shows that 67 percent of people with mild or moderate COVID-19 infection develop long COVID, with symptoms that last more than 30 days after a positive test.

A large clinical trial conducted worldwide shows that treating moderately ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients with a full-dose blood thinner reduced their need for organ support, such as mechanical ventilation, and improved their chances of leaving the …

A large clinical trial conducted worldwide shows that treating moderately ill hospitalized COVID-19 patients with a full-dose blood thinner reduced their need for organ support, such as mechanical ventilation, and improved their chances of leaving the …

Meat and dairy played a more significant role in human diets in Bronze Age China than previously thought. A new analysis also suggests that farmers and herders tended to sheep and goats differently than they did their cows, unlike in other parts of the…