Science & Technology
Are consumers ready for robots to show up at their doorstep?
Existing systems cannot satisfy growing volume of deliveries. People would accept deliveries by automated vehicles over drones or robots. Putting logistics at the front and center of cities could pave the way for future acceptance of near-future delive…
Do pets make you happier? Study shows they didn’t during the pandemic
There is a general understanding that pets have a positive impact on one’s well-being. A new study found that although pet owners reported pets improving their lives, there was not a reliable association between pet ownership and well-being during the …
Designing cities for 21st-century weather
Researchers have investigated how changes in urban land and population will affect future populations’ exposures to weather extremes under climate conditions at the end of the 21st century. They used a data-driven model to predict how urban areas acros…
Yucatán’s underwater caves host diverse microbial communities
With help from an experienced underwater cave-diving team, researchers have constructed the most complete map to date of the microbial communities living in the submerged labyrinths beneath Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Researchers found the cave system’…
A closer look at rebel T cells
New research sheds light on the genes and nutrients that give MAIT cells their fighting power. The findings are an important step toward one day harnessing these cells to treat infectious diseases and improve cancer immunotherapies.