For The Better

A new study could be a game changer for users of prosthetic hands who have long awaited advances in dexterity. Researchers examined if people could precisely control the grip forces applied to two different objects grasped simultaneously with a dextero…

Researchers have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera.

A new study of COVID-19 patients who had the Omicron variant of the disease shows that vaccinated adults had less severe illness than unvaccinated adults and were less likely to land in intensive care.

A new woody composite is tough as bone and hard as aluminum, and might pave way for naturally derived plastics.

Researchers have created a functional catalog of proteins that activate gene expression, with implications for tailored therapy for cancer and other diseases that occur when wrong genes are switched on.

Researchers published a new sample catalog of more than 24 million stars that can be used to decipher the chemical history of elements in the Milky Way galaxy.

Paying thousands of dollars to advertise on television is a huge proposition — never more so than for the Super Bowl, for which 30-second TV spots this year will cost advertisers as much as $6.5 million. Contrary to Super Bowl advertisements, which ar…

Archaeologists develop method of identifying intestinal parasites concealed within 1,500-year-old ‘chamber pot’. New technique helps distinguish portable toilets from other jars and ceramic vessels, leading to greater understanding of gut health in the…

A ring of planetary debris studded with moon-sized structures has been observed orbiting close to a white dwarf star, hinting at a nearby planet in the ‘habitable zone’ where water and life could exist, according to a new study. White dwarfs are glowin…