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When it comes to learning from mistakes, humans and rats may think alike, research suggests. The findings suggest rats could be a model for studying human adaptive control, the process of modifying choices based on exper...

An implant that responds to light – or that glows in the presence of certain compounds – could reduce the need for some painful medical procedures     

Fields of bright, blooming sunflowers are a sure sign of summer turning into autumn in many areas around the world where they are grown. See photos and learn about sunflowers here.

(Nanyang Technological University) In the near future, solar panels will not only be more efficient but also a lot cheaper and affordable for everyone, thanks to research by Nanyang Technological University scientists.

(University of Massachusetts Medical School) In a biological quirk that promises to provide researchers with a new approach for studying and potentially treating Fragile X syndrome, scientists at the University of Massac...

(DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory) Scientists have developed a general approach for combining different types of nanoparticles to produce large-scale composite materials. The technique opens many opportunities for mixi...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Johns Hopkins researchers used suction to learn that individual "molecular muscles" within cells respond to different types of force, a finding that may explain how cells "feel" the environment a...