Material for safer football helmets may reduce head injuries

Scientists at the University of California Santa Barbara, HRL Laboratories LLC, and the U.S. Army Research…

New algorithm rapidly finds anomalies in gene expression data

Computational biologists at Carnegie Mellon University have devised an algorithm to rapidly sort through mountains of…

Researchers show how feathers propel birds through air and history

Birds of a feather may flock together, but the feathers of birds differ altogether. …

Study: Student attitudes toward cheating may spill over into their careers

A recent study authored by professors at two California State University campuses, including San Francisco State…

Building a better battery with machine learning

Designing the best molecular building blocks for battery components is like trying to create a recipe…

Japanese anime and zoos boost public interest in conservation of real-life animal characters

Animated shows with animal characters can increase public interest in real wildlife, including boosting donations to…

How many voters really switch parties in British elections? What the evidence tells us

With the 2019 election campaign in full swing, there is little evidence in the polls that…

Wildlife are exposed to more pollution than previously thought

Sometimes, pollution is blatantly obvious: the iridescent slick of an oil spill, goopy algae washing up…

World's oldest comma shrimp was way ahead of the curve

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest “comma” shrimp, a tiny crustacean shaped like its punctuation namesake. …

Bottlenose dolphins found to have right-side bias

A team of researchers with the Dolphin Communication Project, St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Hunter…