Science & Technology

Neuroimaging techniques, like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), are not able to directly measure neuronal activity. To address this knowledge gap, a team has created a novel experimental platform that is able to optically record local neuro…

Scientists enlist widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat of synthetic biology that could change how diseases are treated.

Researchers propose a new approach to making qubits, the basic units in quantum computing, and controlling them to read and write data. The method is based on measuring and controlling the spins of atomic nuclei, using beams of light from two lasers of…

Tenacity has taken a roadblock and turned it into a possible route to the development of quantum computing.

Natural gas furnaces not only heat your home, they also produce a lot of pollution. Even modern high-efficiency condensing furnaces produce significant amounts of corrosive acidic condensation and unhealthy levels of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, h…

Advance offers a new way of investigating diseases — including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and different cancers — where mitochondria are disrupted.

Researchers have developed a single score to describe the level of cytokines in the saliva, and this score is linked with the severity of clinical gum inflammation.

Researchers used computational modeling to uncover mutations in the human genome that likely influenced the evolution of human cognition. This groundbreaking research in human genomics could lead to a better understanding of human health and the discov…

Researchers have discovered that the genes encoding our T cell receptors vary greatly between persons and populations, which may explain why we respond differently to for example infections. The findings also demonstrate that some gene variants are inh…

Researchers have solved an important puzzle in neurobiology: the wiring and the movement of nerve cells are interwoven, but separately controlled.

Multiple births, a short interval between pregnancies and mothers with a maternal physical or mental health condition are more at risk of having a low birth rate baby. Every year 20 million children are born with a birth weight below 2,500 grams, and c…

Most land-based mammals in the Brazilian Amazon are threatened by climate change and the savannization of the region.

A review article addresses a conflict between models and evidence, known as the Holocene global temperature conundrum.

‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere — water, soil, crops, animals, the blood of 97% of Americans — researchers are trying to figure out how they got there. Their recent findings suggest that the microbes that help break down biodegradable materials an…