Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how scientists search for new catalysts—the materials that speed up chemical ...

Sialic acid is a natural sugar building block found on the surfaces of our cells. It acts as a protective and recognition molecule and plays a central role in the development of the nervous system.

Researchers have developed a way to program human cells to perform calculations and make autonomous decisions, similar to how ...

The ability of bacteria to remove pollutants from soil, water, mine waste and other environments could be supercharged by a ...

Using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory, astronomers have taken a closer look at a nearby exoplanet and ...

Confidence in specific judgments can predict resistance to misinformation, but a general tendency toward overconfidence might ...

A team of international scientists and risk assessment experts has developed a foundational blueprint for an innovative ...

A chatbot can reduce prejudice against trans people—at least temporarily. Prejudice toward marginalized groups can be reduced through storytelling and empathetic, one-on-one conversations. Prior work ...

Salvinia molesta can double its biomass in 36 hours. It spreads across ponds, lakes and slow-moving waterways in a smothering ...

Over 300 million years ago, a minnow-sized fish died and fell to the bottom of a prehistoric swamp near the village of Trawden, Lancashire, in northwest England. The remains of this tiny fish—known as ...

Parole candidates may be evaluated more favorably when they discuss their crimes using cultural frames more common among White Americans than among Black, Hispanic and East Asian Americans, according ...