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Published Will it slip or will it grip: scientists ask, 'what is snail mucus?'



Scientists profile the mucus of Cornu aspersum -- a snail species used in beauty product formulation...
Published Chemists use the blockchain to simulate over 4 billion chemical reactions essential to the origins of life



Cryptocurrency is usually 'mined' through the blockchain by asking a computer to perform a complicat ...
Published Want to know how light works? Try asking a mechanic


Physicists use a 350-year-old theorem that explains the workings of pendulums and planets to reveal...
Published New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images



Tyche is a machine-learning framework that can generate plausible answers when asked to identify pot ...
Published Study explains why laws are written in an incomprehensible style



A new study on 'legalese' suggests this convoluted language acts to convey a sense of authority in l...
Published Bright prospects for engineering quantum light



Computers benefit greatly from being connected to the internet, so we might ask: What good is a quan ...
Published How do you make a robot smarter? Program it to know what it doesn't know



Engineers have come up with a new way to teach robots to know when they don't know. The technique in...
Published AI nursing ethics: Viability of robots and artificial intelligence in nursing practice


Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to play a key role in nursing practice in the f...
Published AIs are irrational, but not in the same way that humans are



Large Language Models behind popular generative AI platforms like ChatGPT gave different answers whe...
Published To optimize guide-dog robots, first listen to the visually impaired



What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say researchers. A new study identifies ...
Published Kids judge Alexa smarter than Roomba, but say both deserve kindness - Kids judge Alexa smarter than Roomba, but say both deserve kindness



Most kids know it's wrong to yell or hit someone, but what if that someone is a robot named Alexa? A...
Published Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?



Are we able to differentiate between the vocal emissions of certain primates? A team asked volunteer ...
Published How to save plants from climate change? Just ask them


Climate change and a range of human-caused factors have disrupted the habitats of many California na...
Published Marginalized communities developed 'disaster subculture' when living through extreme climate events



An assistant professor conducted a study in which he lived among one of the poorest, most marginaliz...
Published A jaw-dropping conundrum: Why do mammals have a stiff lower jaw?



The lower jaws of lizards, birds, fish and even dinosaurs are comprised of multiple bones per side....
Published Clinical trials could yield better data with fewer patients thanks to new tool



Mathematicians have invented a new statistical tool to analyze multiple outcomes from clinical trial...
Published Will EEG be able to read your dreams? The future of the brain activity measure as it marks 100 years



One hundred years after the human brain's electrical activity was first recorded, experts are celebr...
Published People watched other people shake boxes for science: Here's why



When researchers asked hundreds of people to watch other people shake boxes, it took just seconds fo ...
Published High-quality child care contributes to later success in science, math - High-Quality Child Care: A Key to Success in Science and Math



Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in scien...
Published Consumers prefer round numbers even when the specific number is better news - Consumers Prefer Round Numbers Even When the Specific Number is Better News


Consider this scenario: A vaccine for the novel coronavirus has been developed that is 91.27% effect...