Science & Technology

Gene-editing therapy aimed at two targets — HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, and CCR5, the co-receptor that helps the virus get into cells — can effectively eliminate HIV infection, new research shows. The study combines a dual gene-editing strateg…

A recent study found that many of the fossils from Germany’s Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, commonly known as fool’s gold, which was long thought to be the source of the shine. Instead, the golden hue is from a mix of minerals that…

Researchers describe how exposure to ambient air pollution, such as car exhaust and power plant emissions — is associated with a measurably greater risk of developing dementia over time.

A lab has developed a deep neural network that improves the accuracy of their unique devices for detecting pathogen biomarkers.

It’s time to roll up your sleeves for the next advance in wearable technology — a fabric armband that’s actually a touch pad. Researchers say they have devised a way to make playing video games, sketching cartoons and signing documents easier. Their p…

What would the Earth look like to an alien civilization located light years away? A team of researchers has used crowd-sourced data to simulate radio leakage from mobile towers and predict what an alien civilization might detect from various nearby sta…

Stress causes the levels of Alzheimer’s proteins to rise in females’ brains but not males’ brains, according to a new study. This difference may contribute to women’s greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

In an effort to make textiles more sustainable, a new method allows researchers to break old clothing down chemically and reuse polyester compounds to create fire resistant, anti-bacterial or wrinkle-free coatings that could then be applied to clothes …

Listening to music could reduce the dizziness, nausea and headaches virtual reality users might experience after using digital devices, research suggests. Cybersickness — a type of motion sickness from virtual reality experiences such as computer game…

Scientists have harnessed chemical reactions to make microscale origami machines self-fold — freeing them from the liquids in which they usually function, so they can operate in dry environments and at room temperature.

Researchers have proposed a new evolutionary model for the origin of a kingdom of viruses called Bamfordvirae, suggesting a billion-years evolutionary arms race between two groups within this kingdom and their hosts.

The first building blocks of life on Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from our Sun, a new study finds. A series of chemical experiments show how solar particles, colliding with gases in Earth’s early atmosphere, can form amino acids and carbox…

According to researchers, a new analysis of an 80-million-year-old permineralized pollen cone found in the Campanian Holz Shale formation located in Silverado Canyon, California, offers a more accurate cycad natural history — one where the plants dive…

Like animals, many plant species are struggling to adapt to a human-dominated planet. However, plants are often overlooked in conservation efforts, even though they are cheaper and easier to protect than animals and play a pivotal role in bolstering ou…

A team has modeled improving photosynthesis through enzyme modification and simulated soybean growth with realistic climate conditions, determining to what extent the improvements in photosynthesis could result in increased yields.

Using a “spooky” phenomenon of quantum physics, researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.