3 Medical Routines That Older People May Not Need
Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said…
Penn engineers use AI to solve some of science’s most difficult math problems
A ripple tells you something happened, but not exactly what. That is the core problem behind a hard…
Evolution has used the same genetic ‘cheat sheet’ for over 120 million years
A yellow band across a wing might look like a simple flourish. In the South American rainforest, it…
The Earth is tearing itself apart near Vancouver Island in the Pacific Northwest
Subduction zones can look permanent on a map. They run for hundreds or thousands of miles, haul oceanic…
Evolvable AI could push technology into a new phase of evolution
A world of self-improving machines has lived in fiction for more than a century. What gives that old…
AI and CRISPR technologies drive proactive health monitoring
JMIR Publications today featured two new stories in its News and Perspectives section, highlighting a shift toward proactive,…
Researchers discover a new way to control light in empty space
Light does not usually surprise people. It travels, it reflects, it bends. In labs, researchers can twist it…
Tyrannosaurus rex walked like a bird on its tiptoes
Powerful jaws and bone-crushing bites have long shaped the popular image of Tyrannosaurus rex. Its feet, not so…
Living near a gas station increases cancer risk
The research team focused on gas stations because gasoline contains benzene, a known carcinogen linked to leukemia and…
Antarctic seismic data points to an ancient structure circling Earth’s core
A layer only a few to a few dozen kilometers thick may be draped across the boundary between…
A new interface to study RNA biology
Scientists at Université de Montréal’s Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer have developed a new database that…
Using plants to fight Ebola and COVID-19
Using advanced analytical methods and a rigorous, bioassay‑guided approach, the research team demonstrated that the antiviral activity did not originate…