Cities could play a key role in pollinator conservation

Given the pressures that pollinators face in agricultural land, cities could play an important role in…

Dementia: New culprit and potential treatment target

A study shows people with the worst memory problems also had the most leakage in their…

Double star system flips planet-forming disk into pole position

Astronomers have found the first confirmed example of a double star system that has flipped its…

The orderly chaos of black holes

During the formation of a black hole a bright burst of very energetic light in the…

Breakthrough in organic electronics

Researchers have discovered a simple new tweak that could double the efficiency of organic electronics. OLED-displays,…

Genetically modified food opponents know less than they think, research finds

People most opposed to genetically modified foods think they know the most about them, but actually…

Long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered via microneedle patch

A new long-acting contraceptive designed to be self-administered by women may provide a new family planning…

When the body’s in overdrive, this liver hormone puts the brakes on metabolism

Researchers have identified a hormone produced by the liver that tells the body to downshift its…

Putting cells under pressure

As cells divide to form tissues and organs in multicell organisms, they move to where they…

Researchers catalog defects that give 2D materials amazing properties

A new theoretical framework predicts the kinds of holes that can form in two-dimensional materials like…