Science & Technology

A new analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about how the shoulder evolved in animals — including us.

The remnants of an ancient planet that collided with Earth to form the Moon lie deep within the earth, according to a new model.

Researchers have made significant strides in biomaterial technology and rehabilitation medicine. They’ve developed a novel approach to healing muscle injury by employing ‘injectable tissue prosthesis’ in the form of conductive hydrogels and combining i…

The human heart, often described as the body’s engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats to keep us alive. At the core of this vital organ, intricate processes occur when it contracts, where thick and thin protein-filaments interact within th…

Local hunters in the Icefjord near Ilulissat have long known about a special ringed seal — the Kangia seal — which is significantly larger and has a markedly different fur color and pattern than typical Arctic ringed seals. Now scientific studies hav…

New research combining computer modeling and experiments with macaques shows the body’s immune system helps control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections largely by suppressing viral production in already infected cells while also killing viral…

An early phase in the process of developing Alzheimer’s disease is a metabolic increase in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, report researchers.

A new study reveals increasing warming rates in the world’s oceans in recent decades and the locations with the greatest heat uptake.

Does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones affect semen quality? While various environmental and lifestyle factors have been proposed to explain the decline in semen quality observed over the last fifty years, the role of mobile phones has…

Significant differences in the gene activity of the fetal intestine, brain and placenta were identified, depending on the microbes in the mother’s body and the compounds produced by them. The findings indicate that maternal microbes are important to he…

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an independent risk factor for serious infection, even at very low levels of gastrointestinal inflammation.

Like a collection of ‘Pick Up Sticks’, this neural network has passed a critical step for developing machine intelligence. For the first time, a physical neural network has successfully been shown to learn and remember ‘on the fly’, in a way inspired b…

A susceptibility to gain weight may be written into molecular processes of human cells, a new study indicates. The proof-of-concept study with a set of 22 twins found an epigenetic signature in buccal or cheek cells appearing only for the twins who wer…

Liquefied stabilized soil (LSS) is made with construction waste and used for filling and backfilling long, confined spaces where traditional compaction is difficult. Using LSS helps speed up construction processes while reducing costs, wastage, and env…

A new study has shown that women who are taking the oral contraceptive pill are less likely to report depression. The research, which analysed data from 6,239 women in the United States aged 18-55 years old, found that the prevalence of major depressio…