Researchers in Japan have uncovered how plants distinguish dangerous “jumping genes” from essential genes when establishing DNA methylation, a chemical marking system that can silence...
Buildings could soon get a powerful new tool for cutting heating and cooling demand: an artificial-intelligence system that learns the physics of latent heat thermal...
Tooth transplantation has taken a step toward automation after researchers in China demonstrated that an autonomous multi-axis robot can prepare recipient sockets with exceptional geometric...
In neonatal intensive care, a tiny vial of blood can carry an enormous clinical decision. When a newborn is suspected of having sepsis, clinicians often...
Drug-induced liver injury, one of the most unpredictable complications of modern pharmacotherapy, may be driven by a molecular failure that scientists are now learning to...
A new commentary in the International Journal of Obesity is drawing attention to a rapidly emerging problem in modern obesity care: stigma directed not only...
A new study suggests that attention is not merely a way for the brain to interpret sensations from the body. It may also act as...
Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized set of genetic changes in Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the most severe form of human malaria, that...
Pancreatic cancer has acquired another layer of biological complexity, according to a new study identifying a molecular pathway that may help tumors withstand gemcitabine, one...
An international team of researchers has identified a new genus and species of subterranean fish living in the water-filled sediments beneath the Indo-Gangetic Plain in...
Megacities are often portrayed as the ultimate challenge of the clean-energy transition: vast populations, dense construction, round-the-clock commerce and transportation, and electricity demand that can...
A new study published in Nature Communications examines how the immune system controls viral infections in the brain without allowing the defensive response itself to...
Oxide semiconductor transistors could be on the verge of a major technological breakthrough after researchers introduced a digital twin platform designed to solve one of...
A new pilot study of high school students in New Jersey is drawing attention to an increasingly visible intersection of adolescent health, beauty culture and...
KAIST researchers have developed a semiconductor neuron that turns one of electronics’ most troublesome imperfections—electrical noise—into a controllable tool for processing information. Instead of suppressing...
