Columbia synthetic biologists first to engineer bacterial swarm patterns to visibly record environment, use deep learning to decode patterns; applications could range from monitoring environmental pollution to building living materials
University of Arizona astronomers have joined an international effort to study the aftermath of the brightest flash of gamma rays ever observed. Observations involving various UArizona telescopes and instruments provide astronomers with a "cosmic lab" to study how massive stars die.
Since dogs have been proven able to detect certain diseases in humans, a team from Texas A&M is researching dogs' ability to sniff out breathing problems in cows.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists observed detailed features, including roiling clouds of dust, in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf planet 40 light-years away.
A new paper on superb starlings offers new data and insight on why they form social groups with non-relatives.
Adolescent Vapers Much More Likely to Use Cannabis and Binge Drink
Scientists have sequenced Beethoven’s genome from locks of his hair, revealing clues to the composer’s health and family history.
University of Arizona physicists led an international team in achieving optical switching of a light signal at attosecond speeds to reach previously unattainable data transfer speeds. An attosecond is one quintillionth of a second.
Cambridge University scientists have come up with a system of measuring animal welfare that enables reliable comparison across different types of pig farming.
A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present. It helps explain why respiratory infections often persist in people with lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis despite treatment.
A new study shows how knowledge of climate change threats could be better connected with conservation efforts to help protect seabirds and other at-risk species.
Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from just sunlight and water.
Researchers have mapped the complete trajectory of placental development, helping shed new light on why pregnancy disorders happen.
Illusion involving a hidden thumb confounds capuchin and squirrel monkeys for the same reason as humans – it misdirects the expected outcomes of actions they can carry out.
Scientists have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of deadly diseases.
Researchers tested samples of raw pheasant dog food and discovered that the majority contained high levels of lead that could put dogs’ health at risk if they eat it frequently.
At least 80% of sites identified as being internationally important for biodiversity on land currently contain infrastructure − of which more than 75% contain roads. In the future, more sites that are important for biodiversity could contain powerplants, mines and oil and gas infrastructure
New research shows that the 1987 global treaty, designed to protect the ozone layer, has postponed the occurrence of the first ice-free Arctic by as much as 15 years.
The school closures in spring 2020 had a negative effect on the health and well-being of many young people. But homeschooling also had a positive flipside: Thanks to sleeping longer in the morning, many teenagers reported improved health and health-related quality of life. The study authors from the University of Zurich therefore believe school days should begin later in the morning.
Mapping a large coastal glacier in Alaska revealed that its bulk sits below sea level and is undercut by channels, making it vulnerable to accelerated melting in an already deteriorating coastal habitat.