Mathematics meets biology to uncover unexpected biorhythms
A novel mathematical approach has uncovered that some animal cells have robust 12-hour cycles of genetic activity, in addition to circadian or 24-hour cycles.
Synthetic organelle shows how tiny puddle-organs in our cells work
Imagine your liver being just a big puddle. Some organelles in your cells are exactly that including prominent ones like the nucleolus. Now a...
This Could Be Google’s First Homegrown Chrome OS Tablet
Thanks to the seemingly endless number of Pixel 3 leaks, we’ve got a pretty good idea of the kind of phones Google will...
I’m Virginia K. Smith, Lifehacker Managing Editor, and This Is How I Work
Every week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, we’re going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. I’m...
Amazon Wants Alexa in Your Car Now
Amazon today unveiled Echo Auto, capable of putting Alexa into every car in the world for the price of $49.99. In our not-too-distant future...
The Current U.S. Drug Overdose Crisis Began in the Late 1970s, Study Finds
The devastation wrought by opioids in recent years is only part of a much larger drug crisis in the United States that stretches back...
Sample size matters in multisensory integration studies
Sample size (the number of individuals examined for a study) is the most important factor determining the accuracy of the study results.
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
About half the size of a lunch box, the Tiny Isothermal Nucleic acid quantification sYstem (or TINY) has shown promise as a point-of-care detector...
We are bombarded by thousands of diverse species and chemicals
Scientists have measured the human 'exposome,' or the particulates, chemicals and microbes that individually swaddle us all, in unprecedented detail.
Here’s What to Expect from Today’s Amazon Hardware Event
Amazon is about to announce a some hardware at an event in Seattle, where Alexa will be the star of the show.
