Zwicky Transient Facility sees ‘first light’

A new robotic camera that can capture hundreds of thousands of stars and galaxies in a…

Labor induction at 40 weeks associated with lower risk of perinatal mortality

Induction of labor at 40 weeks in nulliparous women aged 35 and older is associated with…

Social identity threat and religion in the US

When people feel targeted because of their religious identity, they can experience a psychological threat that…

Disease-resistant apples perform better than old favorites

You may not find them in the produce aisle yet, but it's only a matter of…

Scientists create yellow, three-eyed, wingless mosquitoes by using gene editing tool

Researchers have developed transgenic mosquitoes that stably express the Cas9 enzyme in their germline. The addition…

Punctuation in text messages helps replace cues found in face-to-face conversations

Emoticons, irregular spellings and exclamation points in text messages aren't sloppy or a sign that written…

Artificially cooling planet ‘risky strategy’

Proposals to reduce the effects of global warming by imitating volcanic eruptions could have a devastating…

Electron backscatter diffraction yields microstructure insights

Soft magnetic core engineering plays a key role in high-efficiency electric motors, but for higher-frequency applications,…

Speedy collision detector could make robots better human assistants

A faster collision detection algorithm could enable robots to work more fluidly in the operating room…

The brain auditions different cells when learning a task, some don’t make the cut

For decades, neuroscientists have wondered how the brain can continue to learn new skills without needing…