A paper published in Nature Communications on August 3 may have just unlocked some of the mystery behind one of our sensory experiences ― smell. The study looked at the
A new paper published in Cell on August 2 has refuted the widely accepted idea that uniquely human changes to FOXP2 led to the development of modern language, a notion
Two research articles published on August 1 in Nature, a scientific journal, have demonstrated that Baker’s yeast can survive after a total restructuring, not of the genes themselves but of
The detrimental effects of plastic on the environment are widely recognised, but a new study published on August 1 in PLoS ONE, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, now shows plastics may
Two separate studies published on August 1 in Nature have identified the gene-expression patterns of tens of thousands of cells present in the lung and reported the existence of a
On July 30th, researchers in Japan announced their intention to launch a new clinical trial using neurological cells derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to treat Parkinson’s disease, a
A new robotic hand with improved dexterity was just unveiled on July 30th that has taught itself to grab objects the same way a human does. This newest feat by
According to a recent study conducted by economist Dr. Catherine Tucker from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and marketing professor Dr. Anja Lambrecht of London Business School, women see fewer
Preliminary findings published in PLOS One on July 25th point to the potential of turning the destructive power of the Zika virus against tumors. A team of researchers from Nemours Children’s
Astronomers have been tracking a single star for over 20 years as it whizzes around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky way galaxy at speeds of