Artificial intelligence--commonly known as A.I.--is already exceeding human abilities. Self-driving cars use A.I. to perform some tasks more safely than people. E-commerce companies use A.I....
Credit: Cover images courtesy of Dorothy M. Kim and Crina M. Nimigean, and Thomas G. Oertner. The propagation of information through the nervous system depends...
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Plastic, rubber, and many other useful materials are made of polymers -- long chains arranged in a cross-linked network. At the molecular...
Loading video... Credit: University of Washington INFOBOX: To try your hand at reconstructing neurons for brain science, visit Mozak at https://www.mozak.science/. A new scientific discovery...
Credit: Avner Vengosh, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - Fracking has not contaminated groundwater in northwestern West Virginia, but accidental spills of fracking wastewater may pose...
WORCESTER, MA - The bacteria residing in your digestive tract, or your gut microbiota, may play an important role in your ability to respond to...
Credit: Jessica Mendoza Irvine, Calif., April 24, 2017 -- University of California, Irvine students will "shoot for the moon" thanks to a $1 million gift...
Credit: Sun Lab / Seto Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Brown University researchers have developed a new composite catalyst that can perform four separate...
The unpredictable annual flow of the Nile River is legendary, as evidenced by the story of Joseph and the Pharaoh, whose dream foretold seven years...
Declines in prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing that came after changes in government screening guidelines have abated in recent years, according to a new study....
The largest genomic analysis of puberty timing in men and women conducted to date has identified 389 genetic signals associated with puberty timing, four times...
PHILADELPHIA -- (April 24, 2017) -- The RNA editing protein ADAR1 was first discovered several decades ago. Now, scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified...
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that surgery could more than double life expectancy for many patients with late-stage kidney cancer, giving them...
Credit: Federica Bertocchini, Paolo Bombelli, and Chris Howe Generally speaking, plastic is incredibly resistant to breaking down. That's certainly true of the trillion polyethylene plastic...
Loading video... Credit: César Hernández/Ainhoa Goñi A research scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Federica Bertocchini, has discovered that wax worms (Galleria mellonella),...
