Science & Technology

A national position statement on emergency action plan development and implementation in sports from an athletic training researcher sets in motion new priorities for responding to catastrophic injuries. The recommendations apply to sports through all …

With a new microscope that’s as light as a penny, researchers can now observe broad swaths of the brain in action as mice move about and interact with their environments.

The nine-banded armadillo, which ranges all the way from Argentina to Nebraska, is actually four separate species. One of the species, the Guianan long-nosed armadillo, is new to science. Meanwhile, the species that has migrated from Mexico to the Unit…

New research describes how nerve cells and muscle cells communicate through electrical signals during development — a phenomenon known as bioelectricity. The communication, which takes place via specialized channels between cells, is vital for proper …

Even though there is substantial variability in the contents and nutritional profiles of plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs), the nutritional profiles tend to reflect a heart-healthy dietary pattern. A review article of the available studies directly…

In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana — a species not typically found in South America. This unusual sighting prompted an international study to investigate the or…

Young people aged 14 to 20 years are nowadays more satisfied with being single than their counterparts ten years ago.

There’s a strong chance that last week’s scorching temperatures were even hotter than reported for those living in underserved urban areas. New research from environmental engineers has shown that citizen science tools used to gauge heat in these urban…

Researchers have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them less socially biased.

Alfred Hitchcock observed that ‘There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.’ A common way to build suspense in a movie scene is for the audience to know something bad is going to happen, but not when it is going to happen. But how d…

Scientists predict the existence of flat electronic bands at the Fermi level, a finding that could enable new forms of quantum computing and electronic devices.

Over a 20-year period people from these sectors changed their behavior — resonating with one another significantly more than they used to and gearing towards a more engaging style. We talk like others to be more inclusive and ‘resonate’ with them.

Scientists are helping to develop standards and safety protocols that would allow pharmacies to print drugs onsite at a dosage best for you.

Computers have come so far in terms of their power and potential, rivaling and even eclipsing human brains in their ability to store and crunch data, make predictions and communicate. But there is one domain where human brains continue to dominate: ene…

More than 100,000 oil and gas wells across the western U.S. are in areas burned by wildfires in recent decades, a new study has found, and some 3 million people live next to wells that in the future could be in the path of fires worsened by climate cha…

Fertilizers manufactured from the sludgy leftovers of wastewater treatment processes can contain traces of potentially hazardous organic chemicals, according to a new study. The research provides one of the most comprehensive looks at the chemical comp…

Researchers have succeeded in directing floating objects around an aquatic obstacle course using only soundwaves. Their novel, optics-inspired method holds great promise for biomedical applications such as noninvasive targeted drug delivery.

If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we’d be able to tell. A new study identifies the artificial greenhouse gases that would be giveaways of a terraformed planet.

Researchers have found a way to bind engineered skin tissue to the complex forms of humanoid robots. This brings with it potential benefits to robotic platforms such as increased mobility, self-healing abilities, embedded sensing capabilities and an in…

A new study examined the differences in lung transplant graft outcomes from organs recovered from the two types of deceased organ donor care facilities operating in the United States. The research offers insights that could improve the organ donation a…