Undergoing hip replacement improves five-year quality of life

Patients undergoing total hip replacement experience meaningful and lasting improvements in quality of life (QOL) through…

New eyeless, pale catfish from middle of Amazon named

A new species of blind, Amazonian catfish was named for the discoverer's young daughter, who frequently…

Groundbreaking process for creating ultra-selective separation membranes

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking one-step, crystal growth process for making ultra-thin layers of material with…

Et Tu, E. Coli?

Biologists have uncovered a new way in which bacteria lay siege to neighboring cells by hijacking…

‘No fat’ or ‘no sugar’ label equals no guarantee of nutritional quality

Terms such as no-fat or no-sugar, low-fat or reduced-salt on food packaging may give consumers a…

Imagining dialogue can boost critical thinking

Examining an issue as a debate or dialogue between two sides helps people apply deeper, more…

From the butterfly’s wing to the tornado: Predicting turbulence

Remember the butterfly-triggers-tornado adage? Chaos theory says calculating turbulence to find out if that's true must…

New alternative to colonoscopy is as easy as swallowing a pill

The patient ingests a capsule containing two miniature cameras on either end. As the capsule travels…

Fossil or inorganic structure? Scientists dig into early life forms

Fossil-like objects grew in natural spring water abundant in the early stages of the planet, an…

‘Instrument flight’ to the inner ear

A high-precision surgical robot for cochlear implantation has been developed by a team of surgeons and…