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Go to any airport and you'll see wearied travelers huddled around outlets leeching out precious electricity to feed their devices. They aren't alone in their need for power. With more than 3 billion smartphones alone in ...

Microbiologists have found a yeast in the gut of new babies in Ecuador that appears to be a strong predictor that they will develop asthma in childhood. The new research furthers our understanding of the role microscopic...

Only 25% of patients respond to sorafenib treatment, so researchers have endeavored to understand its mechanism of action and discover a way to boost its effectiveness.

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered the mechanisms that the Zika virus uses to alter brain development, outlines a new report.

The community of microorganisms that resides in the gut, known as the microbiome, has been shown to work in tandem with the genes of a host organism to regulate insulin secretion, a key variable in the onset of the metab...

Biomedical engineers have developed imaging technology that is the first to see DNA 'blink,' or fluoresce. The tool enables researchers to study individual biomolecules (DNA, chromatin, proteins) as well as important glo...

In a new study, researchers found for the first time that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in human bonding, bringing the brain's reward system into our understanding of how we form human attachments. The result...

A team has found a way to identify the small population of circulating helper T cells present in the blood after an annual flu vaccine to monitor their contribution to antibody strength. A technique that identifies these...

NASA just funded two new institutes to develop technology for future space missions: one to make lighter materials, one to help build with the resources on Mars itself

See Fermilab physicist Anne Schukraft's answers to readers' questions about neutrinos.

Simulations show that Mars will rip its moon Phobos into a ring in a few million years - but proto-rings may already exist

The island nation of New Zealand may be the tiny chunk of a massive continent that lurks mostly under the Pacific Ocean, new research suggests.

Drawing premature conclusions about global warming's role in Antarctic sea ice loss is unjustified whether positive or negative. The evidence must speak for itself

Like a seed bank for poultry, a 'frozen aviary' will store primordial stem cells for rare breeds of birds so they can be saved

Finding new functional materials is always tricky. But searching for very specific properties among a relatively small family of known materials is even more difficult.

A smartphone app called GazeSpeak uses eye movements to predict the words you want to say, allowing people with motor disabilities to communicate faster

Climate change is contributing to the spread of certain diseases, researchers say.

Today, most of us carry the world in our pockets. Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS)--what most people typically just call GPS--aren't simply about sending geo-located tweets from our favorite restaurants. Countl...

Excess lipoproteins and fatty acids may be associated with the development of painful and often chronic kidney stones in children, new research shows.

Impaired movement control may result in chronic lower back pain. A new study shows that the combination of manual therapy and exercise is an excellent way to combat movement control impairment in the lower back. This com...

A genetic 'switch' has been discovered, which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, report scientists.

The cutting-edge biocompatible near-infrared 3-D tracking system used to guide the suturing in the first smart tissue autonomous robot (STAR) surgery has the potential to improve manual and robot-assisted surgery and int...