For The Better

A new study finds that exposure to chronic radiation from Chornobyl has not damaged the genomes of microscopic worms living there today — which doesn’t mean that the region is safe, the scientists caution, but suggests that these worms are exceptional…

Out-of-control behavior by CEOs and other powerful people constantly makes headlines — so much so that some might consider impulsivity a pathway to power. New research finds that having self-control is often what leads to power.

Scientists have developed new electrochemical approaches to clean up pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ found in clothing, food packaging, firefighting foams, and a wide array of other products. A new study describes nanocatalysts developed to remediat…

Next time you’re packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite, consider this: only three types of packaged fruit snacks — dried fruit, fruit puree and canned fruit with juice — meet the latest recommendations for high-nutrition…

Harnessing a pervasive type of cellular messenger shows early experimental promise as a routine way of sampling and monitoring the body’s response to prescription drug exposure. Experiments have successfully isolated drug-metabolizing enzymes from extr…

A research team has identified materials capable of catalyzing the conversion of ortho-hydrogen to para-hydrogen. These catalysts should be essential to the spread of mass-transportation/storage of liquid hydrogen.

Researchers have designed a candidate drug that could help make pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, a treatable, perhaps even curable, condition.

Researchers flip the switch at the nanoscale by applying light to induce bonding for single-molecule device switching.

Researchers developed protocols for growing organoids that mimic a turtle liver, the first organoids developed for a turtle and only the second for any reptile. The discovery will aid deeper study of turtle genetics, including the cause of traits with …

Since more than a decade it has been possible for physicists to accurately measure the location of individual atoms to a precision of smaller than one thousandth of a millimeter using a special type of microscope. However, this method has so far only p…

A novel screening system enables researchers to investigate sperm cell development and health at the molecular level. The new approach promises breakthroughs in male contraception and infertility treatments.

Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new type of material capable of reaching the lungs and the eyes, an important step toward genetic therapy for hereditary conditions like cystic fibrosis and inhe…

Young people have major concerns about climate change, which is having a significant impact on their lives and could have broader consequences decades into the future.

Researchers achieved the acceleration of adiabatic evolution of a single spin qubit in gate-defined quantum dots. After the pulse optimization to suppress quasistatic noises, the spin flip fidelity can be as high as 97.5% in GaAs quantum dots. This wor…

Bayesian optimization (BO) can help determine the optimal deposition conditions for high-performance passivation films in solar cells. However, simple implementations tend to suggest excessively thick films or infeasible deposition conditions. Recently…

An analysis of health data in the UK Biobank found a 20% higher risk of irregular heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation, among people who said they drank two liters or more per week (about 67 ounces) of artificially sweetened drinks. The risk was …

Biosensing technology developed by engineers has made it possible to create gene test strips that rival conventional lab-based tests in quality.