The wisdom of crowds: What smart cities can learn from a dead ox and live fish

In 1906, Francis Galton was at a country fair where attendees had the opportunity to guess…

Deep-sea mining's impact on microbes

The essential roles that microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems are at risk from the potential environmental…

Hyperactive immune system gene causes schizophrenia-like changes in mice

Excessive activity of an immune system gene previously linked to schizophrenia reproduces neural and behavioral aspects…

More federal funding needed to increase Americans' active transportation habits

The federal government has allocated only about 2 percent of its transportation funds to encourage walking…

Rocket Lab Expands Footprint with New Long Beach Headquarters and Production Complex

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Street network patterns reveal worrying worldwide trend towards urban sprawl

New research has found that the local streets of the world’s cities are becoming less connected,…

Exosomes promote remarkable recovery in stroke

Scientists present brain-imaging data for a new stroke treatment that supported full recovery in swine, modeled…

Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner

Scientists have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of light emitting diodes…

Not so fast: Some batteries can be pushed too far

Fast charge and discharge of some lithium-ion batteries with intentional defects degrades their performance and endurance,…

Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles

Nine sources of extremely high-energy gamma rays comprise a new catalog compiled by researchers with the…