For some of this year’s Nobel Prize recipients, the life-changing news arrived with a pre-dawn knock on the door, while for others, it was a…

For some of this year’s Nobel Prize recipients, the life-changing news arrived with a pre-dawn knock on the door, while for others, it was a…

Researchers at the Rowland Institute at Harvard have pioneered a new way to achieve the coolest possible temperatures to image materials at sub-atomic scale. In combining the technical know-how of Rowland staff scientists with collaborators at the University of Michigan, the findings make…

A novel technique that uses a simple cheek swab to detect gene mutations in healthy tissue could emerge as a “useful tool for cancer…

Dogs love their toys, but can they love them too much? According to a new study, yes – our canine companions’ playful spirit can sometimes take a dark turn, leaving them addicted to their toys.
Recently published in Nature Scientific Reports, the study found that some dogs act in ways that…

Dogs love their toys, but can they love them too much? According to a new study, yes – our canine companions’ playful spirit can sometimes take a dark turn, leaving them addicted to their toys.
Recently published in Nature Scientific Reports, the study found that some dogs act in ways that…

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for their pioneering development of…

An “extraordinary” stash of 600-year-old treasures has been discovered inside several vulture nests in Spain.
Archaeologists examining the…

Archaeologists have confirmed that Easter Island’s iconic Moai statues were “walked” to their platforms using rope by “remarkably…

Scientists have discovered five different types of sleep in humans, each with its own distinct brain activity pattern and impacts on health and…