The ‘Swiss Army knife of prehistoric tools’ found in Asia, suggests homegrown technology

A study by an international team of researchers have determines that carved stone tools, also known…

Using Skype to beat the blues

Researchers compared four different types of online communication technologies -- video chat, email, social networks and…

Jumping genes shed light on how advanced life may have emerged

A previously unappreciated interaction in the genome turns out to have possibly been one of the…

Powerful new map depicts environmental degradation across Earth

Geographers have created a new world map showing dramatic changes in land use over the last…

Kindergarten difficulties may predict academic achievement across primary grades

Identifying factors that predict academic difficulties during elementary school should help inform efforts to help children…

As climate and land-use change accelerate, so must efforts to preserve California’s plants

A team developed a computer model that identifies the high-priority areas in California for preservation in…

‘True polar wander’ may have caused ice age

Earth's latest ice age may have been caused by changes deep inside the planet. Based on…

Freeze-frame microscopy captures molecule’s ‘lock-and-load’ on DNA

One of the body's largest macromolecules is the machinery that gloms onto DNA and transcribes it…

Bending light around tight corners without backscattering losses

Researchers demonstrate a new optical waveguide capable of bending photons around tight corners on a smaller…

Human images from world’s first total-body scanner unveiled

EXPLORER, the world's first medical imaging scanner that can capture a 3D picture of the whole…