Researchers have some bad news for future farmers and eaters: As carbon dioxide levels rise this century, some grains and legumes will become significantly less nutritious than they a... Read more
“Children whose families engaged with each other over a 20-minute meal four times a week weighed significantly less than kids who left the table after 15 to 17 minutes.” When low-incom... Read more
They are also working on creating robots of different shapes, different numbers of legs, and robots that could climb slopes or steps. They’re soft, biocompatible, about 7 millimeters long –... Read more
Diabetic patients in particular may benefit from the device. In the operating room, surgeons can see inside the human body in real time using advanced imaging techniques, but primary care ph... Read more
The boundary that divides man from machine continues to dissolve — and in more literal ways than you might imagine. Scientists today announced a new class of electronics that can disappear c... Read more
Plastic or silk threads covered with temperature sensors and micro-heaters could keep tabs on infections and provide therapy. Surgical sutures are mindless threads no more. Researchers have... Read more
A new discovery should make the alternative fuel butanol more attractive to the biofuel industry. University of Illinois scientist Hao Feng has found a way around the bottleneck that has fru... Read more
This summer, a severe drought and genetically modified crops are delivering a one-two punch to US crops. Across the farm country, years of reliance on Monsanto‘s Roundup Ready corn and... Read more