An approach to public engagement which respects grass-roots and community knowledge has an important role to play in improving our understanding of the relationship between traditional healing and Western-style medicine in low-/middle-income countries…

Researchers show that yields for wheat grown in indoor vertical farms under optimized growing conditions would be several hundred times higher than yields in the field due to higher yields…

Researchers have proven that a single gene can convert female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes into male mosquitoes, which do not bite and are unable to transmit pathogens to humans

An immunotherapy first - scientists engineer a protein that solves the sugar-binding problem

Research Development on K-Ion Batteries

The adage "Fake it until you make it" - the idea that someone can fake a positive attitude to elicit real-life benefits - often backfires when used with co-workers, according to a study

Experts in the Japanese phenomena of hikikomori say the condition of extreme social isolation is more widespread than previously acknowledged, and it deserves a clear and consistent definition to improve treatment across the globe.

New CDC study suggests that paid leave benefits — along with business practices that actively encourage employees to stay home while sick — are both necessary to reduce the transmission of ARI and influenza in workplaces.

Showing animated videos in the local language demonstrating agricultural techniques results in high retention and adoption rates

As it turns out, we have much more in common with other species than we thought, and part of the evidence lies in our mitochondria

When people learn that a charitable contribution they earmarked for a specific project was used for another cause, they feel betrayed and often punish the charity

Gender-tailored methods to address harmful mental health effects of childhood adversity may help alleviate current opioid crisis and make treatment more effective

World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency

Study suggests that vaping may be less harmful to your blood vessels than smoking cigarettes

People who had adverse childhood experiences were at increased risk later in life of enacting bullying behaviours at work

Nature might be better than tech at reducing air pollution

Researchers develop adhesive which debonds in magnetic field, possibly reducing landfill waste

Scientists have created a new superconducting material with conducting layer made of bismuth, silver, tin, sulfur and selenium

Researchers used CRISPR to give ‘monarch flies’ superpowers—here’s why

Narrative Economics

Global labor flow network reveals the hierarchical organization and dynamics of geo-industrial clusters

Scientists crack the code to improve stress tolerance in plants

New study reveals surprising gender disparity in work-life balance

~80% of new HIV transmissions are from persons who do not know they have HIV infection or are not receiving regular care

Many strains of cannabis have virtually identical levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), despite their unique street names

Discovery reveals how obesity causes disease -- and two ways to stop it: Finding points to new approaches to battling diabetes, other chronic conditions

New Catalyst Discovered For Synthetic Photosynthesis [Unbiased Spontaneous Solar Fuel Production using Stable LaFeO 3 Photoelectrode]

New research finds dynamite, poison still common fishing methods, causing more damage to coral reefs than ever

Before Its Time: The Internet Public Library (1997)

Fossils from New Zealand have revealed a giant penguin that was as big as a grown man

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