Wearable AI system can detect a conversation’s tone

Scientists have developed an artificially intelligent, wearable system that can predict if a conversation is happy,…

Targeting Parkinson’s-linked protein could neutralize two of the disease’s causes

Researchers report they have discovered how two problem proteins known to cause Parkinson's disease are chemically…

Novel liquid crystal could triple sharpness of today’s televisions

An international team of researchers has developed a new blue-phase liquid crystal that could enable televisions,…

Climate change scientists should think more about sex

Climate change can have a different impact on male and female fish, shellfish and other marine…

Reversible saliva allows frogs to hang on to next meal

A frog tongue's stickiness is caused by a reversible saliva in combination with a super soft…

‘Mirror game’ test could secure early detection of schizophrenia, study shows

A pioneering new study has developed a new, 'mirror game' test using computer avatars to accurately…

Cheaper way to make a WHO-designated essential medicine

A fungal form of meningitis leads to more than 600,000 deaths in Africa every year and…

Peacock colors inspire ‘greener’ way to dye clothes

'Fast fashion' might be cheap, but its high environmental cost from dyes polluting the water near…

Cocktail of bacteria-killing viruses prevents cholera infection in animal models

Oral administration of a cocktail of three viruses, all of which specifically kill cholera bacteria, protects…

Scientists discover peptide that could reduce the incidence of RSV-related asthma

Researchers have found that a peptide, called STAT6-IP, when delivered to the lungs of neonatal mice…