Scientists show how perovskite solar cells can capture more electricity

Scientists have developed a method to analyze which pairs of materials in next-generation perovskite solar cells…

Opioid prescription doses are increasingly being tapered, often more rapidly than recommended

Stigma and safety fears have made daily dose tapering of opioid prescriptions more common. New research,…

The forests of the Amazon are an important carbon sink

The world’s tropical forests store huge quantities of carbon in their biomass and thus constitute an…

Foam offers way to manipulate light

Scientists have shown that a type of foam long studied by scientists is able to block…

Personality traits affect retirement spending

How quickly you spend your savings in retirement may have as much or more to do…

Experimental cholesterol-lowering drug effective at lowering bad cholesterol, study shows

Twice-yearly injections of an experimental cholesterol-lowering drug, inclisiran, were effective at reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol,…

Spacecom's Amos-17 satellite completes test, reaches final orbit

Israel’s Space Communications said on Monday its Amos-17 communication satellite, which was launched into space in…

Schools less important than parents in determining higher education aspirations

A new study shows that the elementary school a child attends has almost no influence on…

Clearing damaged cells out of the body helps heal diabetics' blood vessels

New research shows that ramping up one of the body’s waste disposal system, called autophagy, helps…

Possible new treatment strategy against progeria

Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results…