Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms

A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain…

High-tech gel aids delivery of drugs

Drugs that help prevent the formation of unwanted or harmful proteins are currently being developed to…

Grassland biodiversity is blowing in the wind

Temperate grasslands are the most endangered but least protected ecosystems on Earth. A new study found…

Some vaccine doubters may be swayed by proximity to disease outbreak

An individual’s trust in institutions such as the CDC, and how close they live to a…

Clickbait secrets exposed! Humans and AI team up to improve clickbait detection

Humans and machines worked together to help train an artificial intelligence — AI — model that…

Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain's blood vessels

Engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways,…

SpaceX's Mars rocket prototype rattles nearby residents in Texas flight test

SpaceX test-launched an early prototype of the company’s Mars rocket on Tuesday, unnerving residents near the…

Earth's fingerprint hints at finding habitable planets beyond the solar system

Astronomers have assembled a ‘fingerprint’ for Earth, which could be used to identify a planet beyond…

Climate change affects floods in Europe

For a long time, scientists argued whether or not climate change is affecting floods. No clear…

In watershed discovery, skull of ancient human ancestor unearthed

Scientists on Wednesday announced the landmark discovery in Ethiopia of a nearly complete skull of an…