Just one-third of the world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing

Infrastructure development and other human-made changes have already fragmented or disrupted two-thirds of Earth's longest rivers.…

Star formation burst in the Milky Way 2-3 million years ago

Researchers have found, analyzing data from the Gaia satellite, that a strong star formation burst occurred…

The secrets of secretion: Isolating eucalyptus genes for oils, biofuel

Close genetic analysis of 480 blue mallee eucalyptus plants provides clues to modify cultivars for greater…

Researchers create ‘impossible’ nano-sized protein cages with the help of gold

Researchers have succeeded in creating a 'protein cage' -- a nanoscale structure that could be used…

‘Good enough’ parenting is good enough, study finds

Caregivers need only 'get it right' 50 percent of the time when responding to babies' need…

Intelligence can link to health and aging

For over 100 years, scientists have sought to understand what links a person's general intelligence, health…

Advancing cell therapy for diabetes

Researchers used single-cell sequencing to identify a protein expressed uniquely by insulin-producing beta cells created from…

Creating a global map of the protein shape universe

Researchers have come up with a novel way to classify proteins and their shapes, which lays…

Road test shows some adaptive cruise control systems can amplify phantom jams

A new, open-road test of adaptive cruise control demonstrated that the feature, designed to make driving…

Step towards light-based, brain-like computing chip

Scientists have succeeded in developing a piece of hardware which could pave the way for creating…