Model-free framework reorients over 2,000 diverse objects with a hand facing both upward and downward, in a step toward more human-like manipulation.
Even if global temperatures begin to decline after peaking this century because of climate change
Climate change, urbanization and pesticides imperil wild pollinators
Pre-historic coral reefs dating back up to 250 million years extended much further away from the Earth’s equator than today, new research has revealed.
A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan may have discovered a missing link between bacterial cells and animal and plant cells, including those of humans. They named it the Odin tubulin.
Scientists reveal clues about the origin of this thrilling evolutionary innovation in vertebrates.
Perception and sensation of adding extra limbs revealed in virtual experiment
New simulation also shows gamma ray bursts are 10 times rarer than previously thought
Parkinson's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that affects nearly 1 million people in the United States, and more than 10 million worldwide.
Scientists have demonstrated how some fast-growing bacteria can resist treatment with antibiotics, according to a study published today in eLife.
Otters learn skills from each other – but they also solve some mysteries alone, new research shows.
A pioneering study has shed new light on how subcellular organelles divide and multiply.
An international team of plant biologists and geneticists from Germany, the United States, Sweden, and France have found evidence overturning the commonly held assumption that mutations are entirely random across the genome.
The true extent of how successful conservation efforts to protect sea turtle populations along the western coast of Central Africa have been revealed in a new study.
New research uses multiple polarisation channels to carry out parallel processing – enhancing computing density by several orders over conventional electronic chips.
A new genetic discovery adds weight to a theory that motor neurone degenerative diseases are caused by abnormal lipid (fat) processing pathways inside brain cells.
Scientists have made a pivotal new breakthrough in the quest to control light to evolve the next generation of quantum sensing and computing.
Men who experience behaviour changes including apathy or having false beliefs and perceptions in later life are at risk of faster cognitive decline than women, according to new research.
New research highlights how the risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change – but also, how human actions and policies can play a critical role in regulating regional impacts.
For the first time, an entirely new class of super-reactive chemical compounds has been discovered under atmospheric conditions.