Science and engineering

Infants recognize that speech in a language not their own is used for communication, a new study indicates.

Researchers at UCSF have found a way to attack one of the most common drivers of lung, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer by targeting the proteins it produces on the outside of the cell.

Holograms has existed since before you first saw them in Star Wars, but haven't been adopted widely due to their cost. Now, there may be a cheaper way.

A mathematical model can replicate cancer cell growth seen in the lab and may help scientists understand more about how tumors form and grow. See the simulation for yourself.

Because it can switch from insulator to conductor, a new material could make silicon-based computers a thing of the past.

 

Patients with either HCC or liver metastases frequently cannot undergo surgery and have very few or no therapeutic options available. Radiation therapy has been shown to improve outcomes of these patients.

"This neutron-star merger is unlike anything we've seen before... it's a gift that seems to keep on giving.”

A machine-learning algorithm would substantially improve refugees' chances of finding work in the United States and Switzerland, report researchers.

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced that it will report fourth quarter and full year 2017 results on Thursday, February 1, 2018, before the market opens

Eating a variety of foods—including both plants and insects—could be an evolutionary benefit, research with bats shows.

Participants in a new study who had bariatric surgery had "half the death rate, which is significant."

When exposed to man-made noise pollution, baby birds and their parents show some of the same symptoms as people with PTSD.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) results from head injuries, not concussions, new research suggests.