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Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs, aids weight loss
More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called the growing number and weight-related health problems...
Himalayan marmot genome offers clues to life at extremely high altitudes
Himalayan marmots can survive at altitudes up to 5,000 meters in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Pakistan and on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau...
Scientists program proteins to pair exactly
Proteins have now been designed in the lab to zip together in much the same way that DNA molecules zip up to form a...
Sustainable ‘plastics’ are on the horizon
A new Tel Aviv University study describes a process to make bioplastic polymers that don't require land or fresh water—resources that are scarce in...
Exposure to cannabis alters the genetic profile of sperm
As legal access to marijuana continues expanding across the U.S., more scientists are studying the effects of its active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in teens,...
Bees can count with small number of nerve cells in their brains, research suggests
Bees can solve seemingly clever counting tasks with very small numbers of nerve cells in their brains, according to researchers at Queen Mary University...
E-bandage generates electricity, speeds wound healing in rats
Skin has a remarkable ability to heal itself. But in some cases, wounds heal very slowly or not at all, putting a person at...
Newborn insects trapped in amber show first evidence of how to crack an egg
Fossilised newborns, egg shells, and egg bursters preserved together in amber provide the first direct evidence of how insects hatched in deep time, according...
3D-printed robot hand plays the piano
Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the...
Mortality rates rising for Gens X and Y, too
Declining life expectancies in the U.S. include Gen X and Y Americans, in addition to the older Baby Boomers. But the causes of premature...
Sound waves levitate multiple objects
Surgeons won't be shrunk and sent into the body like in the 1960s Sci-Fi, Fantastic Voyage, but could program a specialised array of mini-speakers...
