New role for taste receptors

Taste receptors for bitter substances are not only found on the tongue but also on cells…

Counting Africa's largest bat colony

Artificial intelligence and computer vision provide most accurate estimate yet. Click here for original…

Limiting loss in leaky fibers

Scientists have developed a mathematical model to explain how antiresonant hollow-core fibers guide light in a…

Maternal mortality in the U.S. more than doubled between 1999 and 2019

A new study has found that maternal mortality rates have worsened from 1999 to 2019, hitting…

AI and CRISPR precisely control gene expression

The study combines a deep learning model with CRISPR screens to control the expression of human…

Base editing shows potential superiority for curing sickle cell disease

Adenosine base editing restarted fetal hemoglobin expression in cells from patients with sickle cell disease. …

New study reveals abrupt shift in tropical Pacific climate during Little Ice Age

An El NiƱo event has officially begun. The climate phenomenon, which originates in the tropical Pacific…

Scientists propose new strategy for modern sails to help shipping sector meet its carbon reduction goals

Researchers have identified a strategy that can offset the random and unpredictable nature of weather conditions…

The looming 840,000 ton waste problem that isn't single-use plastics

Researchers have developed new methods to solve a major source of future waste from the automotive,…

Dangerous chatbots: AI chatbots to be approved as medical devices?

LLM-based generative chat tools, such as ChatGPT or Google’s MedPaLM have great medical potential, but there…