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Electric organs help electric fish, such as the electric eel, do all sorts of amazing things: They send and receive signals that are akin to...

Usually, increasing agricultural productivity depends on adding something, such as fertilizer or water. A new Stanford University-led study reveals that removing one thing in particular...

A large-scale study of U.S. children and adolescents has found that participation in a team sport is associated with fewer mental health difficulties, but that...

A study from the University of California San Diego’s Rady School of Management finds teammates who thanked each other before performing a high-stress task had...

DALLAS (SMU) – Want to be less selfish, manipulative or impulsive? Credit: SMU (Southern Methodist University) DALLAS (SMU) – Want to be less selfish, manipulative or...

Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a new highly sensitive blood test for tuberculosis (TB) that screens for DNA fragments of the Mycobacterium...

Solar energy is a popular candidate for a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. A solar cell, or photovoltaic (PV) cell, converts sunlight directly into electricity....

Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body; they attack healthy cells at the same time as tumor cells, causing a plethora of side...

WHAT: Individuals with HIV who began taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the early stages of infection achieved a lengthy period of HIV suppression without ART...

A remarkable discovery and collaborative effort have revealed a new type of triterpenes, a group of organic compounds which are an important source of many...

Researchers reporting in the journal Cell Genomics on June 1 have produced the first catalogue of genomic diversity for endangered chimpanzees in the wild. The...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- When your brain needs you to pay attention to something important, one way it can do that is to send out a...

BOSTON, Mass. — Quantum technology has seen major advancements in computing, communications and sensing — areas that rely heavily on optics and photonics. Public and...

Silicon nitride (SixNy) is a very promising platform for CMOS-compatible integrated photonics, owing to significantly lower nonlinear losses, a broader transparency range, and a much...

Bethesda, MD (June 1, 2022) — John M. Carethers, MD, AGAF, will begin his term as the 117th president of the AGA Institute on June 1, 2022. Credit: American...