Deep learning could save lives by slashing the time needed to predict the height and reach of large tsunamis
A cost-effective soil treatment could increase the survival rate of water-stressed crops more than ten-fold by reducing water loss and increasing sugar production in the aftermath.
A polymer that heals itself has been made from a readily available building block
Organ development has been modeled in the lab by selectively activating signaling pathways in the embryo
Understanding the mechanism of microscopic parasites that can sicken and kill humans and animals is essential for controlling their spread.
Researchers harness new pooled, image-based screening method to probe the functions of over 5,000 essential genes in human cells.
New data suggest most of the growth in the wage gap since 1980 comes from automation displacing less-educated workers.
A new technique that accurately measures how atom-thin materials expand when heated could help engineers develop faster, more powerful electronic devices.
Scientists hypothesize that, as in a hibernating turtle, the brain under sedation and deprived of oxygen may assume a protective state.
Researchers have discovered that the brains of these simple fish can create three-dimensional maps of their surroundings.
A proposal to use cat states promises to make more quantum computers less prone to errors
Scientists have confirmed that a “stabilizing feedback” on 100,000-year timescales keeps global temperatures in check.
A new approach to electrocatalysis allows researchers to selectively produce various nitrogen-containing compounds
A nanoscale device offers insights into how single electrons interact with vibrations in the presence of a temperature gradient
An experimental platform that puts moderation in the hands of its users shows that people do evaluate posts effectively and share their assessments with others.
Clumps of matter in a protostellar disk cast a cold shadow that could affect how some planets gestate
Researchers led by Hidetoshi Masumoto and Genshiro Sunagawa at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have developed a new method of protecting organs during heart and aortic surgery when blood circulation has to be blocked.
During DNA transcription, an enzyme takes apart nucleosomes and then puts them back together again
A way to reliably induce plant cells to convert into cells capable of growing into whole plants has been demonstrated
A vapor-phase reaction makes carbon nanotubes now even more attractive as single-photon emitters for quantum technologies