For The Better

New research zeroes in on the root cause of adverse health effects from disruption of the body’s circadian rhythms, which typically occurs from jet lag and rotating work shifts.

Researchers are deploying the latest mapping techniques to identify the most important suburban habitat for North America’s largest woodpecker. Wildlife habitat in congested places is becoming increasingly fragmented as forests give way to new construc…

Student researchers investigate how intentional robot deception affects trust, examining the effectiveness of apologies after robots lie.

Scientists are developing intelligent materials that are opening up new avenues in sound reproduction technology: lightweight loudspeakers that use far less energy than their conventional counterparts, novel shapes for sound and signal generators and a…

Exposure to female odors and pheromones causes weight loss and extend the life spans of mice, which may have implications for humans, researchers have found. While it was already known that sensory cues in humans and animals influence the release of se…

Wastewater is a more potent environment for antibiotic resistance to evolve than previously known. A study shows that wastewaters have unique characteristics, allowing resistance genes to start their journey from harmless bacteria to those that cause d…

A study has detected the presence of large quantities of complex organic molecules in one of the nearest star forming regions to the solar system.