SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Our world is full of processed food, for better or worse. It would be easy for me to sit at my keyboard and...

MIT’s Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (MKI) is launching a pilot artist-in-residence program to facilitate cross-disciplinary dialogue between art, science, and the public. MKI is a world-leading institution for research in astrophysics, combining more than 60 years of...

MIT researchers have created a new computing platform that could be used to develop intelligent and adaptive next-generation electronics that can simultaneously perform multiple functions, like computing and memory, all within one extremely compact, energy-efficient device.Such a platform opens...

The human brain is made up of billions of cells, interconnected in millions of circuits, making it difficult to understand its development and what exactly is happening – at the cellular level - when things go wrong.While this research...

Scientists have made mice with a remarkable amount of room for human brain tissue to grow.By genetically engineering animals lacking part of their brain, researchers created a living model in which pea-sized clumps of human neurons could expand, mature...

Researchers created a new technique that accurately and rapidly matches X-rays captured during surgery with a patient’s preoperative 3D medical scan. This method could make it easier for clinicians to precisely pilot minimally invasive surgical tools, leading to faster...

On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board.Albert III was the third monkey the U.S. attempted to launch to space. He was also the third one to be killed...

Destructive immune cells tied to Alzheimer’s disease may get their marching orders from cells outside the brain rather than within it.In mice, suppressing a small population of immune cells located in lymph nodes protects against neurodegeneration, researchers report September...

The charity said the 2023 Wellbeing Survey found that 35.2% of adults aged 16 and over who drink alcohol reported consuming more than 14 units a week. The UK Chief Medical Officers' low-risk drinking guidelines, external recommend men and...

Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved without changes to current climate policies, the government's advisers have said.The Climate Change Committee (CCC) , externalsaid expansion can still go ahead but only if the aviation industry funds cleaner fuels and...