This important study introduces a Bayesian method to determine bacterial counts that accounts for the experimental noise inherent to dilution and plating methods, and distinguishes it from biological ...

Would you believe that Jyotisha, the ancient Vedic system of astrology, has been scientifically validated? The story of the ...

To simulate menstrual fluid, the team used glycerol, a thick liquid similar in consistency to blood. In both pre-flight and ...

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

Estimates of the primitive upper mantle (PUM) composition reveal a depletion in many of the siderophile (iron-loving) elements, thought to result from their extraction to the core during terrestrial ...

The application of blockchain in the Internet of Things (IoT) solves the problem of centralization, enables data interaction of IoT nodes in untrusted environments. However, most of the blockchain ...

Potato, a Seattle startup that aims to revolutionize science research with fully automated experimental processes, lands $4.5 million.

What do we know about what goes on in our bodies, and especially in our brains, when we're in love? A new French essay, “Cerveau, sexe et amour” (Brain, Sex and Love), looks into this question.

The experiment, running for nearly 100 years, is an extraordinary example of a scientific curiosity that has captured the world's attention due to its incredibly slow process.

Researchers in the the labs of Ron Alterovitz, a Lawrence Grossberg Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science, and Jim Cahoon, a professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry, ...

The notion of human medical experimentation elicits visceral repulsion. Nevertheless, we allow such research for the betterment of society, but only with safeguards to protect the volunteers. These ...

The bad agar derailed their experiments for two months. Although the lab could recoup the cost of the agar, she said, “they can’t reimburse us for the lost time and the lost productivity.” ...