Developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers, a lightweight, ultra-shock-absorbing foam could vastly improve helmets designed to protect people from strong blows.
Take a common form of yeast, a 3D printer, and some clever science, and what do you have?
A 'mystery molecule' seen in the initial spectrum has been identified as sulfur dioxide produced by photochemical reactions in the planet’s atmosphere
A study of the mitochondrial DNA of the common wall lizard shows that their spread from Italy into southeastern Europe was probably aided by human influence.
Hate needles? These researchers do too.
Breakthrough research addresses a long-standing question in pulmonary medicine about whether modern ventilators overstretch lung tissue.
Many of us spend our lives chasing “happiness,” a state of contentment that is more difficult for some to achieve than others.
Experiences of early adversity due to poverty, abuse, and neglect are known to interfere with children’s cognitive and emotional development.
We often conceive of learning through the lens of cramming for an exam or teaching a dog to sit, but humans and other mammals aren’t the only entities capable of adapting to their environment—
Therapy is a collaborative process informed not just by a practitioner’s expertise but also by the patient’s expectations about that expertise and how likely they are to benefit from it.
Climate change is the result of many human activities, from carbon emissions to deforestation, and it will take multiple and varied interventions to mitigate it, including legislation, regulation, and market-based solutions implemented at local, national, and global levels.
Screen time spent alone may hinder children’s language development.
An international group of geologists has demonstrated with computer simulation that huge magma eruptions can initiate deeper below the Earth’s surface than previously believed.
A new study from the University of Helsinki demonstrates the added value of genetic information in measuring inherited disease risk, alongside the widely used assessment of family history.
On the basis of archaeological research, it was possible to identify human remains as a child who may have been laid on a bed of down in a Stone Age burial site discovered under a gravel road in eastern Finland.
According to a study, type 1 diabetes could be prevented by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease.
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Helsinki, has demonstrated that image databases can be used as an alternative to museum collections when studying long-term changes in human-nature interaction and as material in ecological and evolutionary research.
A new study suggests mobile data collected while traveling over bridges could help evaluate their integrity.
A new dataset of intentional disabling of Automatic Identification System devices by fishing vessels provides insights into illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity
We often conceive of learning through the lens of cramming for an exam or teaching a dog to sit