Battery-free, light-powered pacemaker may improve quality of life for heart disease patients

Engineers are developing a new kind of pacemaker, which envelops the heart and uses precise targeting…

Factors influencing bike share among underserved populations: Evidence from three US cities

There is evidence that lower-income and people of color (POC) in the U.S. do not use…

NASA's InSight lander detects stunning meteoroid impact on Mars

NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later…

New cancer fighting compound created

Medical researchers have developed new chemical compounds that show promise in a potential anticancer therapy to…

Ancient viral DNA in human genome guards against infections

Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human…

Study shows hazardous herbicide chemical goes airborne

“Dicamba drift” — the movement of the herbicide dicamba off crops through the atmosphere — can…

Proof-of-concept study advances potential new way to deliver gene therapy

Researchers say they have successfully used a cell’s natural process for making proteins to ‘slide’ genetic…

Ozone hole continues shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA scientists say

The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 8.9 million square miles (23.2 million…

Batteries without critical raw materials

The market for rechargeable batteries is growing rapidly, but the necessary raw materials are limited. Sodium-ion…

Unveiling the dimensionality of complex networks through hyperbolic geometry

Reducing redundant information to find simplifying patterns in data sets and complex networks is a scientific…