Surprise! When a brown dwarf is actually a planetary mass object

Sometimes a brown dwarf is actually a planet -- or planet-like anyway. A team discovered that…

Personality factors are best defense against losing your job to a robot

New research has found that IQ, along with an early interest in the arts and sciences,…

New details about trap-jaw ants

Trap-jaw ants, with their spring-loaded jaws and powerful stings, are among the fiercest insect predators, but…

A suspicious mind leads to a suspicious face

In a series of studies, social psychology researchers show that Black participants who hold suspicious views…

21st century cures emerge as 20th century science matures

Most of the new drugs approved by the FDA since 2010 arose from basic scientific research…

Astronauts experience decrease in blood vessel function during spaceflight

A kinesiology study has found that astronauts aboard the International Space Station have decreased physical fitness…

Tell me what languages you know and I’ll tell you how you read

The languages we speak influence several factors that we rely on for our ability to read,…

Computer-generated doctor explains test results to patients

A computer-generated physician, now under development explains diabetes and cholesterol test results to would-be patients in…

Transistors that can switch between two stable energy states

Engineers are unveiling an upgrade to the transistor laser that could be used to boost computer…

More efficient catalytic material developed

Scientists have discovered a method for making smaller, more efficient intermetallic nanoparticles for fuel cell applications,…