A process that seeks feedback from human specialists proves more effective at optimization than automated systems working alone.
MIT engineers find specialized nanoparticles can quickly and inexpensively isolate proteins from a bioreactor.
Businesses led by women were hit harder by COVID-19 than those led by men, according to a new study.
Some juror decisions are influenced by perceptions of the prevalence of crimes which can be incorrect or biased, a new study shows.
Scientists have identified more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies.
Swans give up resting time to fight over the best feeding spots, new research shows.
Artificial intelligence systems that are trained to align with human values could be used to develop more popular economic policies, a new study has found.
Undergraduate student Amelia Toghill, a third-year physics student at Exeter, has published a scientific paper following an internship in the summer of 2021.
A new "resilience sensing system" can identify ecosystems that are in danger of collapse, research shows.
Prehistoric people in Europe were consuming milk thousands of years before humans evolved the genetic trait allowing us to digest the milk sugar lactose as adults.
The quest to unravel the mystery behind the formation of the first quasars in the early universe has taken a significant step forward.
Patients should be able to use images and metaphors alongside traditional medical scales to describe their pain to doctors, a new study says.
What’s the best way to get 3D characters in videogames to look real and expressive? Two computer scientists at Université de Montréal have come up with answer: use simple bitmap sketches to make their poses more lifelike.
Ever notice when someone’s singing out of key? Like when you’re in a karaoke bar and your best friend belts out her favorite Adele track but woefully misses the mark?
Marine biologists have long known the power of microbes to transform carbon released by surface phytoplankton - algae on the surface of the sea - into more stable molecules.
New light is being shed on the mechanisms underlying the malignant transformation of lymphomas, paving the way for a promising therapeutic target, thanks to research conducted by a team led by Université de Montréal professor Tarik Möröy.
Researchers from Jena show how the poison nut tree forms strychnine
Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in patient-derived kidney cells using a potentially game-changing DNA repair-kit.
Prehistoric people in Europe were consuming milk thousands of years before humans evolved the genetic trait allowing us to digest the milk sugar lactose as adults, finds a new study.
Military men who had been present when British nuclear weapons were tested in the 1950s and 60s are no more likely to pass on to their descendants more changes to their DNA in comparison to other veterans, a new study involving University of Bristol researchers, has found.