For The Better

Louisiana’s southeastern corridor is sometimes known colloquially as ‘Cancer Alley’ for its high cancer incidence rates connected to industrial air pollution. Most of the region’s air pollution-related health risks are attributed to ethylene oxide, a v…

An air-filled sac within the birds’ lungs is believed to increase the force the birds use to power flight muscles while soaring.

Geochemists used thallium isotopes to track the rise and fall of free oxygen on Earth between 2.5 and 2.2 billion years ago, the process that enabled life as we know it.

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between two key pathways that regulate the immune system in mammals — a finding that impacts our understanding of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). This family of disorders severely impacts…

Scientists have for the first time observed how atoms in magnesium oxide morph and melt under ultra-harsh conditions, providing new insights into this key mineral within Earth’s mantle that is known to influence planet formation.

Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small amount of dairy and meat — similar to today’s ‘Mediterranean diet,’ according to a new study.

The Greek island of Aegina was home to a Late Bronze Age purple dye workshop, according to a new study.

Including ‘tactile emoticons’ into social media communications can enhance communication, according to a new study.

Researchers have found that germ cells, which develop into eggs and sperm, drive sex-dependent differences in lifespan in vertebrates. Female and male germ cells increase and reduce lifespan, respectively. These effects are controlled via estrogen and …

Engineers have created a patch that combines sensors and bacteria to interact with the body.

Researchers have used inkjet printing to create a compact multispectral version of a light field camera. The camera, which fits in the palm of the hand, could be useful for many applications including autonomous driving, classification of recycled mate…

Researchers have adapted a class of techniques employed in astronomy to unblur images of far-away galaxies for use in the life sciences, providing biologists with a faster and cheaper way to get clearer and sharper microscopy images.

Complex metal alloys enter a new era of predictive design for aerospace and other high-temperature applications.

Researchers have successfully used a new robot system to improve treatment for debilitating eye disease.

A team has developed printable, highly efficient light-emitting metasurfaces.

Scientists maximize the efficiency of hafnia-based ferroelectric memory devices.

Researchers use epigenetic clock, DNA methylation and mouse model to demonstrate that T cell proliferation can stretch past organism lifespan and acuta lymphoblastic leukemia T cells appear hundreds of years old.