Electrical cable triggers lightweight, fire-resistant cladding discovery
New research has led the successful development of an organic, non-combustible and lightweight cladding core -- a product that was previously thought to be...
‘True polar wander’ may have caused ice age
Earth's latest ice age may have been caused by changes deep inside the planet. Based on evidence from the Pacific Ocean, including the position...
Freeze-frame microscopy captures molecule’s ‘lock-and-load’ on DNA
One of the body's largest macromolecules is the machinery that gloms onto DNA and transcribes it into mRNA, the blueprint for proteins. But the...
Bending light around tight corners without backscattering losses
Researchers demonstrate a new optical waveguide capable of bending photons around tight corners on a smaller scale than previously possible. The technology is made...
Digital offense: Anonymity dulls our moral outrage
A recent study digs deeper into exactly why people react less strongly to insults online, and offers a glimpse at what might help people...
Move over Rover: There’s a new sniffing powerhouse in the neighborhood
Scientists are now homing in on the secrets behind animals' super sniffers to develop an artificial chemical sensor that could be used for a...
The ‘Swiss Army knife of prehistoric tools’ found in Asia, suggests homegrown technology
A study by an international team of researchers have determines that carved stone tools, also known as Levallois cores, were used in Asia 80,000...
Using Skype to beat the blues
Researchers compared four different types of online communication technologies -- video chat, email, social networks and instant messaging -- used by people 60 and...
Jumping genes shed light on how advanced life may have emerged
A previously unappreciated interaction in the genome turns out to have possibly been one of the driving forces in the emergence of advanced life....
Powerful new map depicts environmental degradation across Earth
Geographers have created a new world map showing dramatic changes in land use over the last quarter century. Researchers turned high-resolution satellite images from...
