Breaking the glass ceiling in science by looking at citations

New research shows that paths to success in scientific disciplines are not equal. Click…

Microbiologists improve taste of beer

Investigators have improved the flavor of contemporary beer by identifying and engineering a gene that is…

Detailed observation of orcas hunting white sharks in South Africa

A new article presents direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in South Africa. …

Coral select algae partnerships to ease environmental stress

Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals…

Laughing gas in space could mean life

Scientists are suggesting something is missing from the typical roster of chemicals that astrobiologists use to…

Ancient chemistry may explain why living things use ATP as the universal energy currency

A simple two-carbon compound may have been a crucial player in the evolution of metabolism before…

Decreased proteins, not amyloid plaques, tied to Alzheimer's disease

New research supports the hypothesis that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by a decline in levels of…

Researchers' flow platform advances water harvesting technology

The researchers’ unique platform solves a key problem in water harvesting: Collected water droplets form a…

Optimal breeding group sizes differ by sex in cooperative animals

The evolutionary pros and cons of group living vary for males and females, according to a…

AI models can now continually learn from new data on intelligent edge devices like smartphones and sensors

A new technique enables on-device training of machine-learning models on edge devices like microcontrollers, which have…