For The Better

A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century.

A team of researchers has developed a gel electret capable of stably retaining a large electrostatic charge. The team then combined this gel with highly flexible electrodes to create a sensor capable of perceiving low-frequency vibrations (e.g., vibrat…

Advances in organoids and embryonic models of human development have the potential to prompt social and existential questions –e.g., what defines human individuality? However, bioethicists say that these models have the potential to strengthen rather …

Scientists have discovered a new cause of why people who lack a specific blood group are genetically predisposed to be overweight or obese.

Patients with pancreatic cancer who received chemotherapy both before and after surgery experienced longer survival rates than would be expected from surgery followed by chemotherapy, according to a new study.

Research scientists found that a ‘one-two punch’ of combining the immunosuppressive drug ruxolitinib with existing checkpoint inhibitor therapies may be a more effective way to fight some cancers, including Hodgkin lymphoma. Checkpoint inhibitor therap…

The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study.

A devastating hurricane transformed a monkey society by changing the pros and cons of interacting with others, new research shows.

A team of scientists reports a new milestone for the sustainable production of green hydrogen through water electrolysis. Their new catalyst design harnesses so far unexplored properties of water to achieve, for the first time, an alternative to critic…