Scientists have developed a magnetically controlled soft medical robot with a unique, flexible structure inspired by the body of a pangolin. The robot is freely movable despite built-in hard metal components. Thus, depending on the magnetic field, it can adapt its shape to be able to move and can emit...
Supersized fruit eater database on climate change frontline
To conserve precious and fragile biodiversity hotspots, a crucial step is knowing how the fruit eaters are doing. To assist in that, scientists and students have supersized a database to keep track of such animals and birds.
New research reveals the impact of different species and their traits on human wellbeing
New research has revealed that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and wellbeing, with human-biodiversity interactions delivering wellbeing gains equating to substantial healthcare cost-savings, when scaled-up across populations.
New dinosaur discovered: Ankylosaurs may have been far more diverse than originally thought
First armoured dinosaur to be described from the Isle of Wight in 142 years, shows Ankylosaurs may have been far more diverse than originally thought
To boost supply chains, scientists are looking at ways to recover valuable materials from water
Researchers are exploring the different ways of harvesting materials from water.
Study shows ancient Alaskans were freshwater fishers
A scientific team has discovered the earliest-known evidence of freshwater fishing by ancient people in the Americas. The research offers a glimpse at how early humans used a changing landscape and could offer insight for modern people facing similar changes.
This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
Engineers synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions.
We’ve pumped so much groundwater that we’ve nudged Earth’s spin
By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) east between 1993 and 2010 alone, according to a new study.
Indirect effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict revealed: global food supply at risk
192 countries and 125 different foods: A recent study reveals interdependencies in the global food supply. Here, the researchers have uncovered the profound -- also indirect -- effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
First illustration of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
The first image of the structures that power human cilia -- the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways -- has now been produced and it could lead to much-needed treatments for people with rare cilial diseases.