From Stone Age chips to microchips: How tiny tools may have made us human

Anthropologists have long made the case that tool-making is one of the key behaviors that separated…

Hydrogel contact lens to treat serious eye disease

Researchers have created a hydrogel that could one day be made into a contact lens to…

Taking arts classes leads to better academic performance

A new study found a link between arts elective courses in music, dance, visual art and…

Opioid crisis: Only a US phenomenon?

Addiction to prescription opioids has reached a crisis level in the United States. Now the drug…

Rsearchers explore stroke’s effects on microbiome

Researchers are investigating how having a stroke can disrupt the community of bacteria that lives in…

Novel potent antimicrobial from thermophilic bacterium

Microbiologists have discovered a new glycocin, a small antimicrobial peptide with a sugar group attached, which…

Can artificial intelligence solve the mysteries of quantum physics?

A new study has demonstrated mathematically that algorithms based on deep neural networks can be applied…

At 3,836 mph, which way does the air flow?

Aerospace engineers extend classical kinetic theory into high-speed aerodynamics, including hypersonic speed, which begins at 3,836…

Little owls on the move

New study on an owl's re-colonization of northern Switzerland.

Excessive hygiene promotes resistance to antibiotics

Researchers present initial approaches to how the spread of antibiotic resistances can be prevented in hospitals.