A direct ancestor to modern humans has been identified, providing clarity to an important chapter in human evolution.
University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers have received a five-year, $5.6 million grant to help reduce intra-abdominal fat, overall body fat and to improve cancer-related biomarkers and gut microbiome functions for high-risk ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi.
A present-focused mindset made mothers more likely to maintain a feeling of control as demands on their time increased.
Rice lab finds common metal more efficient at catalyzing pharma building blocks
Flash Joule heating by Rice lab recovers precious metals from electronic waste in seconds
Grant to Rice enables expansion of discovery that produced graphene from food and plastic.
Rice professor wins Award in Theoretical Chemistry for career of breakthroughs
Rice biologists’ discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now
Understanding photon collisions could aid search for physics beyond the Standard Model
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software toolkit that allows users to test the hardware security of Apple devices.
Threatened Straight Men Likely to Use Slurs Against Other Straight Men
A textile-based implant containing cartilage derived from stem cells reduced pain and restored hip joint function to baseline levels in a study of dogs with symptoms of moderate osteoarthritis.
Gets a Good Look at Tiny Freezing Water Droplets
A large, multi-state study highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by both exacerbating mental health challenges and making it more difficult for people to maintain physical activity.
Over the past 6 years, gravitational wave observatories have been detecting black hole mergers, verifying a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity.
A study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists suggests that Mylodon—a ground sloth that lived in South America until about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago—was not a strict vegetarian like all of its living relatives.
Spending time in nature can have mental, physical and social benefits for children.
Getting spare parts where they need to go in a quick, reliable way is a logistical challenge for military and industrial supply chains.
A recent qualitative study has identified six strategies that recovering alcoholics use to negotiate social situations and remain sober, depending on how they feel about stigmas associated with drinking and alcoholism.
A new study shows climate change can have cascading effects on forests.