Science and engineering

Fresh violence in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) forced over 2,650 refugees to cross over into neighbouring Uganda this week, five times the usual number of arrivals, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

A physicist considers all the time-travel—to Christmas Past and Christmas Future—in "A Christmas Carol." Here's what's possible and what isn't.

The award and a grand in the amount of 1 million rubles for the continuation of research to the young scientist was presented by President of the Global Energy Association Igor Lobovsky.

PENTAX Medical, an industry leader in endoscopic imaging, announced the U.S. launch of its new C.A.P. HD Duodenoscope (ED34-i10T), the first FDA-cleared duodenoscope with a disposable distal cap.

Understanding how black teens express depression symptoms could help clinicians improve assessment tools and fine-tune treatments.

New research "clarifies how restless leg syndrome affects cardiovascular disease-related mortality in older women."

Vaping may serve as a gateway to traditional smoking.

A new way to determine which dying languages need the most help borrows ideas from conservation.

FUJIFILM Corporation (President: Kenji Sukeno) signed an agreement on December 19^th for the investment of 470 million yen in EdiGene Corporation, a drug discovery startup, participating its series A round

"...our findings suggest new treatment options for women suffering recurrent miscarriages or recurrent IVF failure."

Psychologist Denise E. Wilfley discusses how a new family-based treatment plan could help the millions of overweight or obese children in the US.

The safety review was carried out on the initial three patients enrolled in the first cohort, who are treated with TG02 as monotherapy.

People's varied experiences of bipolar disorder include features that fall into seven classes of observable characteristics, report researchers.

An analysis of archeological sites on four continents links increasing wealth inequality and the domestication of animals like cattle and horses.