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(American Chemical Society) Someday, microscopic robots could perform useful functions, such as diagnostic testing in lab-on-a-chip sensors, micropatterning surfaces or repairing equipment in tight spaces. But first, sci...

Researchers report the hormone prolactin, more commonly associated with lactation in new mothers, may underlie why women are more vulnerable to developing functional pain syndromes than men.

To make your own sourdough bread, you need to create an environment where wild yeast and bacteria want to hang out. Sam Wong explains how

Scientists have proposed an addition to the theory of evolution that can explain how and why genes move on chromosomes. The hypothesis is called the SNAP Hypothesis.

An international team of scientists have discovered a new material that can be 3D printed to create tissue-like vascular structures.

In an Acta Paediatrica study, exclusive breastfeeding for the first 3 months was linked with a lower risk of respiratory allergies and asthma when children reached 6 years of age.

A novel class of antimalarial compounds that can effectively kill malaria parasites has been developed. In preclinical testing, the compounds were effective against different species of malaria parasites, including the d...

Robots hold promise for a large number of people with neurological movement disorders severely affecting the quality of their lives. Now researchers have tapped artificial intelligence techniques to build an algorithmic ...

Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to be woven into fabric but imbued with sensing capabilities that can serve as an early warning system for injury or illness.

Laser technology confines light inside a resonator containing a gain medium, a material with quantum properties that can amplify light. As laser resonators are generally far larger than the wavelength of light, lasing in...

A research group led by Prof. Guo Guoping, Song Xiangxiang, Deng Guangwei (now at UESTC), from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. Tian Lin...

(Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART)) Researchers at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and National University Singapore (NUS) have developed a unique method for generating...

THE WORLD is warming. All else being equal, that warming will promote wildfires. One job which human beings face in the future is therefore to ensure that all else is not equal. And that means understanding how those fir...

People move their eyes to determine whether or not they have seen an image before. Their eye movement patterns could predict memory mistakes. Findings reveal eye movements play a functional role in memory retrieval.

Fluid pressures in the Cascadia subduction zone are linked to regular, imperceptible earthquakes.

Do you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain.

Humans have been fighting viruses throughout history. Here are the 12 viruses that are the world's worst killers, based on their mortality rates, or the sheer numbers of people they have killed.

It is possible to passively smoke in places where smoking is banned, because harmful tobacco chemicals remain on people's bodies and clothes and in the air

Researchers explore how certain scents often elicit specific emotions and memories in people, and how marking companies are manipulating the link for branding.

Exposure to household toxicants, including cleaning products and pesticides, was associated with delayed language and cognitive development in young children.

By closely tracking how cancer cells evolve in our bodies, we can identify their hidden weaknesses and find powerful new ways to treat tumours

It's 2038 and Earth's trees are dead, bar some firs on a tiny island. The tale of what happened is an epic combining sci-if, mystery and an exposé of capitalism, says Sally Adee