Financial giants can have a pivotal role for climate stability

Banks, pension funds and other institutional investors have a key role to play in efforts to…

Modern slavery promotes overfishing

Labour abuses, including modern slavery, are 'hidden subsidies' that allow distant-water fishing fleets to remain profitable…

New analysis about synchronization transitions improves knowledge of physical, biological systems

In physical, biological and technological systems, the time that a system's components take to influence each…

Genetic study clarifies the causes of the most severe heart muscle diseases of children

Researchers have collected a globally unique KidCMP cohort of children with severe cardiomyopathies from the past…

Machine-learning system could aid critical decisions in sepsis care

Researchers have developed a predictive model that could guide clinicians in deciding when to give potentially…

New prosthetic hand system allows user to ‘feel’ again

Researchers have developed a new prosthetic hand system with a fully implanted, wirelessly controlled neurostimulator that…

Doing the wave: How stretchy fluids react to wavy surfaces

Scientists investigate the strange behavior of viscoelastic fluids in a series of specially designed experiments.

Mutant protein tackles DNA guardian to promote cancer development

Scientists have discovered how tumor development is driven by mutations in the most important gene in…

Compound derived from marijuana may benefit children with epilepsy

In recent years, cannabinoids -- the active chemicals in medical marijuana -- have been increasingly touted…

Filtering liquids with liquids saves electricity

Filtering and treating water accounts for about 13 percent of all electricity consumed in the US…