Researchers in Japan and Italy have deepened understanding of the way in which thalidomide causes developmental…
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An intelligent, shape-morphing, self-healing material for integrated artificial muscle and nervous tissue
Advances in the fields of soft robotics, wearable technologies and human/machine interfaces require a new class…
The surprising decline of entrepreneurship and innovation in the West
The idea that we are living in an entrepreneurial age, experiencing rapid disruptive technological innovation on…
Indian paper wasps have their favourite places in their nests
A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has shown that Indian paper wasps…
Histone modifications are the influencers of zygotic genome awakening
The zebrafish is an important model organism in biology. Humans and zebrafish share 70 percent of…
Glycans found binding to mammalian RNA
A team of researchers at Stanford University has found evidence of glycans binding with mammalian RNA.…
This is what you need to know about carbon capture and storage
Why is there so much talk about storing CO2 underground? Doesn’t it cost more than it’s…
One Great Moon Hack, Ten Years Later: Q&A with NASA Lunar Scientist Tony Colaprete
Using essentially a piece of garbage to do groundbreaking science was the brilliant hack behind NASA’s…
2019 Nobel Prize in Physics: Evolution of the universe and discovery of exoplanet orbiting solar-type star
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics is being awarded “for contributions to our understanding of the…
Science of far-away planets and infant universe wins Nobel prize
Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the 2019 Nobel…