A newly developed vine-like robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. It…
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Gene variant increases risk for depression, study finds
A gene variant, thought to be carried by nearly 25 percent of the population, increases the…
Pulses of electrons manipulate nanomagnets and store information
Skyrmions are a kind of nanomagnet, composed of a spin-correlated ensemble of electrons acting as a…
Opioids and obesity, not ‘despair deaths,’ raising mortality rates for white Americans
Drug-related deaths among middle-aged white men increased more than 25-fold between 1980 and 2014, with the…
Similar improvements between speech language therapy delivered online and in-person
A recent study found that patients who accessed speech language therapy over the Internet saw large…
Shale gas development spurring spread of invasive plants in Pennsylvania forests
Vast swaths of Pennsylvania forests were clear-cut circa 1900 and regrowth has largely been from local…
How CRISPR proteins find their target
In addition to the Cas9 protein that bacteria use to bind and snip DNA, bacteria have…
Biological hydraulic system discovered in tuna fins
The unique system of hydraulic control of fins discovered in tuna indicates a new role for…
Evidence for the Majorana fermion, a particle that’s its own antiparticle
In a discovery that concludes an 80-year quest, researchers found evidence of particles that are their…
3-D imaging of surface chemistry in confinement
An optical imaging tool has been developed to visualize surface chemistry in real time. Researchers imaged…