For The Better

Researchers have developed biosensor technology that will allow you to operate devices, such as robots and machines, solely through thought control.

By adapting technology used for gamma-ray astronomy, researchers has found X-ray transitions previously thought to have been unpolarized according to atomic physics, are in fact highly polarized.

By adapting technology used for gamma-ray astronomy, researchers has found X-ray transitions previously thought to have been unpolarized according to atomic physics, are in fact highly polarized.

IQ scores have substantially increased from 1932 through the 20th century, with differences ranging from three to five IQ points per decade, according to a phenomenon known as the ‘Flynn effect.’ But a new study has found evidence of a reverse ‘Flynn e…

Parasitic infections in salmonid fish can increase or decrease their vulnerability to angling, depending on their body condition.

Researchers have devised a new concept of superconducting microwave low-noise amplifiers for use in radio wave detectors for radio astronomy observations, and successfully demonstrated a high-performance cooled amplifier with power consumption three or…

The development of new information and communication technologies poses new challenges to scientists and industry. Designing new quantum materials — whose exceptional properties stem from quantum physics — is the most promising way to meet these chal…

Most people who ranked high in ‘joy of missing out’ or JOMO also reported high levels of social anxiety in a recent study. The term JOMO has been popularized as a healthy enjoyment of solitude in almost direct opposition to the negative FOMO, the ‘fear…

Hummingbirds use the hibernation-like state of torpor in varying ways, depending on their physical condition and what is happening in their environment, according to new research.

Scientists developing new biomaterials often try to mimic the body’s natural proteins, but a chemist shows that simpler polymers — based on a handful of plastic building blocks — also work well. Using AI, her team was able to design polymer mixtures …

Researchers have detected previously overlooked eyes whose form and function could help to improve the evolutionary classification of archaic arthropods.

Researchers have identified several links between various risk factors and feline litterbox issues. Identifying a range of risk factors makes it possible to modify conditions in the cat’s environment, thus preventing and reducing litterbox issues.

A new way of describing the connections in real-world systems such as food webs or social networks could lead to better methods for predicting and controlling them.

The flavor of beer begins to change as soon as it’s packaged, prompting a debate among afficionados: Does the beverage stay fresher in a bottle or a can? Now, researchers report that the answer is, well, complicated, and depends on the type of beer. An…

Synecoculture, a new farming method, involves growing mixed plant species together in high density. However, it requires complex operation since varying species with different growing seasons and growing speeds are planted on the same land. To address …

Certain personality traits are associated with satisfaction in life, and despite the changes people may experience in social roles and responsibilities over the course of their adult lives, that association is stable regardless of age, according to new…

Gene therapy has been heralded as the new frontier of medicine, but there are still many limitations to current technologies; among them, how to deliver therapeutic genes to specific cells, and only activate them in the right context. A team has create…