Science & Technology

A new study finds that only a third of adults in the United States did not rely on their parents for some form of material support between their late teens and early 40s.

Marine virologists analyzed sediment from the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, and identified a new bacteriophage.

A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of a hybrid silicon photocatalyst.

Scientists have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing fibers six times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests. The study is the first to successfully produce full-length spider silk proteins using silkworms. …

Hearing the sound of a newborn’s wail can trigger the release of oxytocin, a brain chemical that controls breast-milk release in mothers, a new study in rodents shows. Researchers found that once prompted, this flood of hormones continues for roughly f…

Scientists discovered a relationship between the immune system’s killer T cells and the body’s sympathetic stress response (‘fight-or-flight’) in varying cancer types in mouse and human tissue samples, finding that killer T cells and sympathetic stress…

New research has identified an alternative signaling pathway in the brain of mice that relieves pain, even in animals that have developed tolerance to opioids. The study also showed that pain relief through this route did not induce tolerance, did not …

A study with 775 mother-child pairs in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) finds an association with maternal exposure to certain plasticizers (phthalates) and smaller volumetric measures in the brain of children as well as lower IQ at age 14

Scientists have discovered a new technique which will shed light on the phenomena of winter monsoons — the heavy autumn and winter rainfalls which can cause floods and landslides across southeast Asia.

An upconversion organic light-emitting diode (OLED) based on a typical blue-fluorescence emitter achieves emission at an ultralow turn-on voltage of 1.47 V. The technology circumvents the traditional high voltage requirement for blue OLEDs, leading to …

While previous researchers have hypothesized that black holes eat slowly, new simulations indicate that black holes scarf food much faster than conventional understanding suggests. Some quasars brighten and disappear within months — a time scale that …

X-rays of an ancient jawless fish shows earliest-known example of internal cartilage skull, unlike that of any other known vertebrate.

While many species are undergoing drastic declines in their numbers and geographic ranges, other species seem to be thriving. Researchers investigating the great-tailed grackle, a bird that has been establishing new populations across North America in …

Multi-story buildings are assembled over-cautiously to withstand wind strengths, researchers have found.

A new evaluation tool offers practical guidance for diagnosing an extreme form of social isolation known as hikikimori. The tool is the first structured technique to evaluate people who suffer from a condition first recognized in young people in Japan,…

Living on a golf course dramatically changes alligator feeding habits.