Identifying the cells producing the hormone EPO may lead to the development of new therapies for treating anemia resulting from kidney disease and other conditions
Weizmann scientists revealed the step-by-step production of cannabinoids in a South African plant, pointing to new ways of manufacturing them for medical use
Focusing on the ups and downs of multiple sclerosis, Weizmann Institute researchers discover a major player in its remission
MIT scientists unveil the first open-source simulation engine capable of constructing realistic environments for deployable training and testing of autonomous vehicles.
A new general-purpose optimizer can speed up the design of walking robots, self-driving vehicles, and other autonomous systems.
Smartphones, tablets, gaming systems, and other screen devices have become a major temptation for people of all ages, but a new study is focusing on the possible connection between excessive screen media activity and mental health problems in youth.
If you go running over a trail in the woods or a grassy field, there are countless bumps and dips in the terrain, each with the potential to trip you up.
Just exactly how black holes form in the universe cannot be deduced from current measurements, researchers say.
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a ventilator that works with the diaphragm to improve breathing.
A new study by the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative (JEDSI) at the Yale School of the Environment examined nearly $5 billion in grants awarded by 220 foundations in 35 states and found that several of the largest mainstream environmental organizations received more funding individually than did all the environmental justice organizations combined.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective alternative to opioid painkillers for managing chronic pain.
Across the United States, local wind and solar jobs can fully replace the coal-plant jobs that will be lost as the nation’s power-generation system moves away from fossil fuels in the coming decades, according to a new University of Michigan study.
Even relatively modest climate warming and associated precipitation shifts may dramatically alter Earth’s northernmost forests, which constitute one of the planet’s largest nearly intact forested ecosystems and are home to a big chunk of the planet’s terrestrial carbon.
A medium-sized sauropod dinosaur inhabited the tropical lowland forested area of the Serranía del Perijá in northern Colombia approximately 175 million years ago, according to a new study by an international team of researchers published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.
They are hunters, farmers, harvesters, gliders, herders, weavers and carpenters.
Digital privacy is often framed as an issue for consumers, but Ruslan Momot argues that companies need to consider the concept as a key element of their business.
Marginalized social media users face disproportionate content removal from platforms, but the visibility of this online moderation is a double-edged sword.
An international team of researchers has developed a method for altering one class of antibiotics, using microscopic organisms that produce these compounds naturally.
It’s hard to imagine life on Earth without mammals. They swim in the depths of the ocean, hop across deserts in Australia and travel to the moon.
In a series of studies over more than 20 years, University of Michigan evolutionary biologist Elizabeth Tibbetts and her colleagues have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others.