Engineering Science
In a new study, the team lays out a strategy for using currently available printers to create materials that meld solid and liquid components—a tricky feat if you don’t want your robot to collapse.
Information Technology
Researchers have designed mechanisms to counter the vulnerabilities in push-notification based systems.
Biotechnology
Researchers influence white blood cells, called macrophages, to slow or reverse disease progression
Genetics
DNA analysis of thousands of tumours from NHS patients has found a ‘treasure trove’ of clues about the causes of cancer
Environmental Science
Pollutants like microplastics may be causing growth defects in fish, including skeletal deformities, new study reveals
Evolutionary Science
Scientists have solved one of nature’s biggest criminal cases, an egg forgery scandal two million years in the making.
Evolutionary Science
Diverse microbial life existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, suggests a new study that challenges the conventional view of when life began.
Neuroscience
Feeling a sense of purpose or meaning in life is associated with a lower risk of dementia years later, finds a new review of evidence.
Biomedical Science
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even weeks after use, a study has found.
Engineering Science
Scientists have developed a highly efficient water purification filter that uses only solar power.
Behavioural Science
Analysis of data from 140 countries suggests many rich countries could use less energy per capita without compromising health, happiness or prosperity.
Brain Science
Study begins to grapple with process of exactly how it works, finds it does not reverse changes brought by learning
Astrophysics
Researchers design experiment to look for axions over a wide range of frequencies and masses
Astrophysics
An international group of astrophysicists re-examined the data and found 10 additional black hole mergers, all outside the detection threshold of the original analysis.
Plant Science
Study describes a breakthrough in the quest to improve photosynthesis in certain crops, a step toward adapting plants to rapid climate changes and increasing yields.
Biotechnology
The findings could prove crucial for developing new therapies to re-grow hair and provide a blueprint for unraveling other mysteries of tissue growth at the cellular level
Microbiology
Finding adds to evidence that unicellular organisms have "regulated cell-death" processes like those found in animals; discovery could one day lead to new antifungal drugs
Psychology
Study suggests that high self-esteem can have a positive influence in many areas of people’s lives.
Entomology
Beyond the honeybee, research reveals the importance of pollinator diversity
Chemistry
Scientists use ‘impressive’ chemistry that opens new doors for hard drives and other cutting-edge technology
