Atomic-scale manufacturing now a reality
Scientists at the University of Alberta have applied a machine learning technique using artificial intelligence to perfect and automate atomic-scale manufacturing, something which has...
Skin responsible for greater exposure to carcinogens in barbecue smoke than lungs
With summer coming, it's only a matter of time before the smells and tastes of barbecued foods dominate the neighborhood. But there's a downside...
A first look at the earliest decisions that shape a human embryo
The factors that shape the destiny of a cell, like that of a fully formed person, remain something of a mystery. Why, for example,...
How human brains became so big
The human brain is disproportionately large. And while abundant grey matter confers certain intellectual advantages, sustaining a big brain is costly—consuming a fifth of...
Hurricanes: Stronger, slower, wetter in the future?
Scientists have developed a detailed analysis of how 22 recent hurricanes would be different if they formed under the conditions predicted for the late...
Major fossil study sheds new light on emergence of early animal life 540 million...
All the major groups of animals appear in the fossil record for the first time around 540-500 million years ago -- an event known...
Study casts doubt on traditional view of pterosaur flight
Most renderings and reconstructions of pterodactyls and other extinct flying reptiles show a flight pose much like that of bats, which fly with their...
Universal pH regulated assembly of DNA nanostructures
DNA, the carrier of genetic information, has become established as a highly useful building material in nanotechnology. One requirement in many applications is the...
Team puts the optical microscope under the microscope to achieve atomic accuracy
Over the last two decades, scientists have discovered that the optical microscope can be used to detect, track and image objects much smaller than...
Why birds don’t have teeth
Why did birds lose their teeth? Was it so they would be lighter in the air? Or are pointy beaks better for worm-eating than...
Malaria-causing parasite manipulates liver cells to survive
When the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite first slips into the human bloodstream, injected by the bite of an infected mosquito, it does not immediately target...
