Science

Researchers examined the effects of aging on neuroplasticity in the primary auditory cortex, the part of the brain that processes auditory information. Neuroplasticity refers...

Scientists have designed a novel photoluminescent material that is cheap to fabricate, does not use toxic starting materials, and is very stable, enhancing our...

Scientists have uncovered the role of special chemical 'tags' in controlling vital genes involved in early mammalian development.

Quantum jumps are usually regarded to be instantaneous. However, new measurement methods are so precise that it has now become possible to observe such...

Social psychologists uncover important mechanisms of social comparison, showing that it depends on specific, universal social settings and situations.

Parts of the world's largest ice sheet would melt if Antarctic warming of just 2°C is sustained for millennia, according to international research. Scientists...

Water covers most of the globe, yet many regions still suffer from a lack of clean drinking water. If scientists could efficiently and sustainably...

Human herpesviruses such as HHV-6 can remain dormant in cells for many years without being noticed. When reactivated, they can cause serious clinical conditions....

Using the fossil record to accurately estimate the timing and pace of past mass extinctions is no easy task, and a new study highlights...

By analogy to linear polymers, which reptate with a random walk embedded in a 3D network, we show that star polymers relax by a...