Science & Technology

A newly discovered neural circuit mediates between navigational brain cells, acting as a sort of mental steering wheel.

Research shows that phthalates, a class of chemicals associated with plastics, can shed from the wrapping, packaging and even from plastic gloves worn by food handlers into food. Once consumed during pregnancy, the chemicals can get into the bloodstrea…

African demand for rice is projected to more than double during the next 25 years because of population growth and increased rice consumption. A research project shows that the average yield for Africa’s rice sector represents less than half the yield …

A tiny microfluidic device can improve cell therapy techniques for spinal cord injury patients. The device can remove a large percentage of stem cells that have not yet fully become spinal cord cells, which could potentially form tumors after being tra…

The same phosphorus that fertilizes the thriving agriculture of the Midwest is also responsible for a vast ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico near the Mississippi Delta. Efforts to reduce the amount of phosphorus that enters the Mississippi River system…

Rocks once buried deep in ancient subduction zones — where tectonic plates collide — could help scientists make better predictions of how these zones behave during the years between major earthquakes, according to a research team.

Inspired by ChatGPT’s popularity and wondering if this approach could speed up the drug design process, scientists decided to create their own genAI model. Scientists coded a model to learn a massive dataset of known chemicals, how they bind to target …

Researchers introduced the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable that continuously monitors a user’s earlobe temperature. Potential applications include tracking signs of ovulation, stress, eating and exercise. The smart earring prototype is about the s…

A new BU CTE Center paper connects cognitive and behavioral symptoms to protein buildup in the brain that marks the disease.

A study in fruit flies reveals how the brain’s compass and steering regions make course corrections.

Scientists discovered a novel self-perpetuating cancer mechanism in the lung microenvironment, wherein EGFR-driven lung adenocarcinoma cells exploit lung-resident macrophages — remodeling them to provide nutrients, like cholesterol, to the cancer cell…

An international team of scientists has created a tool that can aid in increasing climate awareness and climate action globally by highlighting messaging themes shown to be effective through experimental research.

Tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue color, researchers reveal.

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery: a new cell that remembers allergies.

The speed at which England’s oldest adults became frailer accelerated during the UK Government’s era of austerity politics, according to a new study.

The drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may also be associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research. The study does not prove that erectile dysfunction drugs reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. It only shows an…

Inspired during field work in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, geoscientists have proposed that all-time low volcanic carbon dioxide emissions triggered a 57 million year-long global ‘Sturtian’ ice age.