Science

AI provides more accurate analysis of prehistoric and modern animals, painting picture of ancient world

A new Rice University study of the remains of prehistoric and modern African antelopes found that AI technology accurately identified…

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This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs

About half of an average American building's energy consumption is spent on heating and cooling. That's a lot of money…

3 years ago

Scientists unveil complete cell map of a whole mammalian brain

For the first time ever, an international team of researchers has created a complete cell atlas of a whole mammalian…

3 years ago

A sugar analysis could reveal different types of cancer

In the future, a little saliva may be enough to detect an incipient cancer. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg…

3 years ago

NASA’s Webb stuns with new high-definition look at exploded star

Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia…

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Archaeologists unearth one of earliest known frame saddles

In April 2015, looters sacked an ancient cave burial at a site called Urd Ulaan Uneet high within the Altai…

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Extreme rainfall increases ag nutrient runoff, conservation strategies can help

Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is a significant source of water pollution in the U.S., and climate change that produces…

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Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s come from patient who, despite genetics, evaded disease

Alzheimer's disease has plagued one large Colombian family for generations, striking down half of its members in the prime of…

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First-in-human clinical trial of CAR T cell therapy with new binding mechanism shows promising early responses

Early results from a Phase I clinical trial of AT101, a new CAR T cell therapy that uses a distinct…

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Conjoined ‘racetracks’ make new optical device possible

When we last checked in with Caltech's Kerry Vahala three years ago, his lab had recently reported the development of…

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