Engineering researchers have made a fundamental advance in controlling so-called soft robots, using magnetic fields…
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Poor outlook for biodiversity in Antarctica
The popular view that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are in a much better environmental…
Law of physics explains natural drivers of wealth inequality
A engineering professor has proposed an explanation for why the income disparity in America between…
Man with quadriplegia employs injury bridging technologies to move again — just by thinking
A subject who was paralyzed below his shoulders in a bicycling accident, is believed to…
Seasonal warming leads to smaller animal body sizes
Changes in the body size of animals measured under controlled laboratory conditions have been shown…
Tiny bacterium provides window into whole ecosystems
Research on Prochlorococcus, the most abundant life form in the oceans, shows the bacteria’s metabolism…
Elevating women’s status lowers dependence on solid fuels
A new research paper finds that in countries where gender inequalities are most pronounced, women…
Elevated blood pressure not a high mortality risk for elderly with weak grip
A study of nearly 7,500 Americans age 65 or older suggests that elevated blood pressure…
Fairy circles of Namibia: New research helps scientists gain insight
New insights have been gained into one of nature’s great mysteries: the fairy circles of…
Sun: Igniting a solar flare in the corona with lower-atmosphere kindling
Recent images have revealed the emergence of small-scale magnetic fields in the lower reaches of…