Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Genomics offers a faster path to restoring the American chestnut
For more than a century, the American chestnut, once a dominant tree across eastern North American forests, has been devastated by an invasive fungal disease th...
Elephant trunk whiskers exhibit material intelligence, revealing the secret behind an amazing sense of touch
A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Syste...
Jupiter-family comet 41P/TGK slows down and reverses spin after perihelion
New analysis on 2017 Hubble images of the Jupiter-family comet, 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresak (41P/TGK), indicates that the comet underwent a spin reversal betwee...
A little protein with a big role in building Earth's carbon fixing machinery
An international team of scientists has discovered that a small, low-abundance protein plays a surprisingly big role in assembling carboxysomes—specialized bact...
Exploring how the Gulf Stream affects the climate system and the carbon cycle
It is well documented that the Gulf Stream plays a pivotal role in the climate system through its transfer of heat, which ultimately supplies warmth to northern...
A DNA 'on-off' switch? Light and redox cues reversibly link strands for nanotech
DNA, the blueprint of life, is best known for its fundamental role as genetic material—storing and transmitting biological information through the precise seque...
Research: Older adults' living setups vary by race, sex
A new study co-authored by Yale sociologist Emma Zang reveals stark racial, ethnic, and sex disparities in the marital status and living arrangements of older a...
Young caregivers in UK fall behind by end of primary school, study shows
New research has found that children in England with caring responsibilities are 35% less likely than their peers to reach the expected standard for reading, wr...
Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?
When the Winter Olympics kicked off in 1924, the city of Chamonix, France, had the glacial temperatures and heavy snowfall needed to host the Games. In fact, ju...
Earthquake data provide solid footing for AI foundation science model
There's been a seismic shift in science, with scientists developing new AI tools and applying AI to just about any question that can be asked. Researchers are n...
Drones with low-cost air quality sensors can improve air quality monitoring
A drone equipped with low-cost air quality sensors has revealed unexpectedly high concentrations of particulate matter at around 100 meters above ground level i...
New research shows that spending less on tobacco, gambling and sweets is good for the UK economy
A new study from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has found that public health policies that reduce spending on harmful products can actually prov...