Improving city parks may be one path to help make residents more active

Researchers found that small improvements to a city's ParkScore -- an evaluation of a city's park…

A two-atom quantum duet

Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough in shielding the quantum properties of single atoms on a…

Graphene on the way to superconductivity

Scientists have found evidence that double layers of graphene have a property that may let them…

New flexible, transparent, wearable biopatch, improves cellular observation, drug delivery

Researchers have developed a new flexible and translucent base for silicon nanoneedle patches to deliver exact…

Transmission of antibiotic resistant E. coli mapped in wild giraffe social networks

A team has shown that antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli bacteria in wild giraffes most likely come from…

Eye contact reduces lying

A new study found that eye contact can make us act more honestly.

‘Tunability’ of a molecular chaperone

Scientists report that Hsp70s from mammalian cells behave quite differently from bacterial Hsp70s. Because of the…

Making wind farms more efficient

With energy demands rising, researchers have completed an algorithm -- or approach -- to design more…

Pollution in cities damaging insects and ecosystems

High levels of pollution found in many of the world's major cities are having negative effects…

Innovative experimental scheme can create tailor-made mirror molecules

Exploring the mystery of the molecular handedness in nature, scientists have proposed a new experimental scheme…