AI performs comparably to human readers of mammograms

Using a standardized assessment, researchers in the UK compared the performance of a commercially available artificial…

Linking two solar technologies is a win-win for efficiency and stability

Researchers have connected silicon and perovskite solar cells in a tandem device to protect the frail…

3D-printed 'living material' could clean up contaminated water

A ‘living material,’ made of a natural polymer combined with genetically engineered bacteria, could offer a…

Will it slip or will it grip: scientists ask, 'what is snail mucus?'

Scientists profile the mucus of Cornu aspersum — a snail species used in beauty product formulation…

Blowing snow contributes to Arctic warming

Atmospheric scientists have discovered abundant fine sea salt aerosol production from wind-blown snow in the central…

Most species are rare, but not very rare

More than 100 years of observations in nature have revealed a universal pattern of species abundances:…

Extreme El Niño weather saw South America's forest carbon sink switch off

Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when conditions…

ChatGPT is debunking myths on social media around vaccine safety, say experts

ChatGPT could help to increase vaccine uptake by debunking myths around jab safety, say the authors…

New genes and natural toxins offer hope for cancer patients unresponsive to chemotherapy

Scientists have discovered two new genes that cause head and neck cancer patients to be resistant…

Better cybersecurity with new material

Digital information exchange can be safer, cheaper and more environmentally friendly with the help of a…