Jackdaws flap their wings to save energy
The air vortexes behind the wings has been processed. Work is done Marco Klein Heerenbrink.
Credit: Aron Hejdström
For the first time, researchers have observed that...
Handshaking viewed more positively by Westerners than by East Asians
East Asians and Westerners view handshakes differently, new research finds.
Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon
Westerners view handshaking more positively than do East Asians, researchers report...
Hubble observes source of gravitational waves for the first time
On Aug. 17, 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo Interferometer both detected gravitational waves from the collision between two neutron...
Illegal use of natural resources in the protected Brazilian Amazon mapped
This is an image of illegal mining of gold in the immediate surroundings of the Amapá National Forest.
Credit: Érico Kauano
New research published in the...
A dietary supplement dampens the brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures or epilepsy
This is Lori McMahon and Luke Stewart.
Credit: UAB
Seizure disorders -- including epilepsy -- are associated with pathological hyperexcitability in brain neurons. Unfortunately, there are...
Listening to happy music may enhance divergent creativity
Overall divergent thinking (ODT) score.
Credit: Ritter et al (2017)
Listening to happy music may help generate more, innovative solutions compared to listening to silence, according...
In a first for wearable optics, researchers develop stretchy fiber to capture body motion
A silicone strain sensor glued to a rubber glove bends easily with the wearer's finger. The amount of light transmitted by the fiber changes...
Novel circuit design boosts wearable thermoelectric generators
Electrical conductivity is measured for a thermoelectric polymer film in the laboratory of Shannon Yee at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia...
Soft, flexible origami-inspired robot
TWISTER, an origami-inspired soft robot.
Credit: Russell Lee
A Case Western Reserve University researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending...
Experimental Ebola vaccines elicit year-long immune response
A volunteer receives an injection in the PREVAIL Ebola vaccine clinical trial in Liberia.
Credit: PREVAIL
Results from a large randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in Liberia...
Now and Zen: Lower prenatal stress reduces risk of behavioral issues in kids
These are tips and tricks to help expectant mothers manage stress.
Credit: University of Ottawa
Parenting is a complicated journey full of questions, and when a...
