For The Better

To ‘breathe’ in an environment without oxygen, bacteria in the ground beneath our feet depend upon a single family of proteins to transfer excess electrons, produced during the ‘burning’ of nutrients, to electric hairs called nanowires projecting from …

With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently. Although it is known that the oral antidiabetic agent can cross the placental barrier, the impacts on the brain developm…

A group of high school students from Oakland, California, made contributions to the field of exoplanet research. Researchers worked with the students to use backpack-sized digital smart telescopes. These young citizen scientists played a role in observ…

Researchers have invented a new method by which classical computers can measure the error rates of quantum machines without having to fully simulate them.

Scientists have demonstrated the selective conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using a cascade reaction strategy. The two-part process is powered by sunlight, occurs at room temperature and at ambient pressure, and employs a recyclable org…

A study of more than 3,000 middle-aged and older women living in England showed that those who believed they had encountered gender discrimination were more likely to report declines in wellbeing over time.

Fear may affect women’s decisions in choosing immediate rewards versus larger delayed ones, while men’s decisions appear unaffected by emotion, according to a new study.

Frequent musculoskeletal pain is linked with an increased risk of exiting work and retiring earlier, according to a new study.

Killer whales foraging in deep submarine canyons off the coast of California represent a distinct subpopulation that uses specialized hunting techniques to catch marine mammals, researchers report.

More than 7,000 years ago, people navigated the Mediterranean Sea using technologically sophisticated boats, according to a new study.

A team of researchers has developed a universal approach to controlling robotic exoskeletons that requires no training, no calibration, and no adjustments to complicated algorithms. Instead, users can don the ‘exo’ and go. Their system uses a kind of a…

New study reveals that Europa’s ice shell is at least 20 kilometers thick.

Measuring between 3 to 3.5 meters, 16 million years old: Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon region. Surprisingly, its closest living relatives can be found in the river dolphins of…

Using data from both mice and humans, a research team has found that a cell surface protein that senses odors and chemicals may be responsible for — and help explain — male/female differences in mammalian blood pressure.

Physicists show how patterns can emerge from chaos in turbulent fluids.

The first generation of stars transformed the universe. Inside their cores, simple hydrogen and helium fused into a rainbow of elements. When these stars died, they exploded and sent these new elements across the universe. The iron running in your vein…