For The Better

In baseball, even the smallest detail can tip the scales in favor of the batter or the pitcher. A recent publication has highlighted how rosin powder helps maintain a more constant friction when pitching, something that could bring about a fairer playi…

A clinical trial found that two first-line treatments for high blood pressure were equally effective.

For decades, the Hubble Space Telescope provided us with the most spectacular images of galaxies. This all changed when the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launched and successfully completed commissioning. For astronomers, the universe is now reveal…

Black holes are surrounded by an invisible layer that swallows every bit of evidence about their past. Researchers are now using machine learning and supercomputers to reconstruct the growth histories of black holes.

A new study demonstrates a new, counterintuitive way to protect atomically-thin electronics — adding vibrations, to reduce vibrations. By squeezing a liquid-metal gallium droplet, graphene devices are painted with a protective coating of gallium-oxide…

Moving is considered stressful, but just how stressful is it? Researchers have developed an original method of investigation.

Researchers have built a tiny butterfly-shaped optical resonator to improve the sensitivity of ultrafast measurements of electron beam pulses. They found that the enhancement allows less intense electric fields to be used in material science experiment…

Researchers led by Osaka University report the development of INCIDER, a fluorescent sensor system that enables high-contrast microscopic imaging of temporal changes in cellular interactions mediated by the N-cadherin molecule. This sensor system, whic…

A serendipitous discovery in the lab has the potential to revolutionize embryo models and targeted drug therapies.

Hunnic peoples migrated westward across Eurasia, switched between farming and herding, and became violent raiders in response to severe drought in the Danube frontier provinces of the Roman empire, a new study argues.

Researchers have clarified the chemical compatibility between high temperature liquid metal tin (Sn) and reduced activation ferritic martensitic, a candidate structural material for fusion reactors. This discovery has paved the way for the development …

Sea urchin larvae raised in high levels of plastic pollution die due to developmental abnormalities, new research shows.

Dementia is a growing global public health concern currently affecting 50 million people and is expected to rise dramatically to more than 150 million cases worldwide by 2050. Obesity, commonly measured by body mass index (BMI), continues to be a globa…

Researchers have uncovered a protein produced by the immune system, suPAR, that causes atherosclerosis . Investigators say it’s the first immune target to treat cardiovascular disease, which affects over 1 billion people worldwide. Researchers believe …

Kinesin proteins eat away at microtubules, shortening them and pulling chromosomes to opposite spindle poles during cell division in most organisms. However, fission yeast lacks these proteins, and yet undergoes the same process. A recent study indicat…

Millions of people across the globe regularly consume arsenic-contaminated water. Exposure to arsenic has previously been associated with the development of various cancers including skin cancer. Research on the underlying molecular mechanisms regulati…