Researchers comprehensively assess the safety of using your head in youth soccer

Repeatedly heading a soccer ball has been previously associated with negative long-term brain health for professional…

Medical 'microrobots' could one day treat bladder disease, other human illnesses

Engineers have designed a new class of ‘microrobots’ several times smaller than the width of a…

'Segment-jumping' ridgecrest earthquakes explored in new study

Seismologists used a powerful supercomputer that incorporated data-infused and physics-based models to identify the link between…

Scientists find evidence for new superconducting state in Ising superconductor

In a ground-breaking experiment, scientists have discovered the existence of a superconductive state that was first…

Where do our limbs come from?

Scientists have uncovered new clues about the origin of paired appendages — a major evolutionary step…

Move over, armadillos: There's a new bone-plated mammal in town

Armadillos have long been considered to be the only living mammals that produce protective bony plates.…

SWI/SNF complexes 'bookmark' cell identity during division

Scientists have determined how the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex helps cancer cells ‘remember’ how to be…

Discovery slows down muscular dystrophy

A research team has discovered that by manipulating a certain protein in the immune system they…

Breakthrough in computer chip energy efficiency could cut data center electricity use

Researchers have made a breakthrough toward reducing the energy consumption of the photonic chips used in…

Simultaneous atmospheric and marine observations directly beneath a violent, Category 5 typhoon in the North-West Pacific

Scientists have successfully conducted a simultaneous marine and atmospheric measurements at multiple locations directly beneath a…