Real-time air quality data 'life saving'

Research has found sharing real-time air quality readings in developing countries can reduce air pollution and…

During sleep, one brain region teaches another, converting novel data into enduring memories

Using a neural network model, neuroscientists have found that, as the brain moves between REM and…

Laying geological groundwork for life on Earth

New research analyzing pieces of the most ancient rocks on the planet adds some of the…

Evidence for new theory of genetic recombination

New findings suggest an explanation for the century-old mystery of how chromosome recombination is regulated during…

'That just sounds wrong' — New study shows how our brains tell us when a sound is off

Whether it’s a car door not properly closed, a shanked kick in football, or a misplaced…

Insects contribute to atmospheric electricity

By measuring the electrical fields near swarming honeybees, researchers have discovered that insects can produce as…

One in 10 older Americans has dementia

In the first nationally representative study of cognitive impairment prevalence in more than 20 years, researchers…

UK's oldest human DNA obtained, revealing two distinct Palaeolithic populations

The first genetic data from Palaeolithic human individuals in the UK — the oldest human DNA…

Tandem solar cells with perovskite: Nanostructures help in many ways

By the end of 2021, scientists had presented perovskite silicon tandem solar cells with an efficiency…

To break new ground with frequency combs, an innovation plays with the beat

An improvement to a Nobel Prize-winning technology called a frequency comb enables it to measure light…