Harvard-Developed Tentacle Robot Can Gently Grasp Fragile Objects
A jellyfish-like soft gripper simulates the mechanics of curly hair. You are aware of how difficult it is to grasp and hold onto items with…
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“Weird Wonder” Fossil Discovery Adds Piece to Puzzle of Arthropod Evolution
Welsh “weird wonder” fossils provide new clues to the history of arthropod evolution. The most famous fossils from the Cambrian explosion of animal life, which…
More Successful Than Ketamine – A Shocking Depression Treatment
Electroshock therapy, which is unfavorably depicted in movies and TV shows, consistently produces better outcomes for depression that is resistant to treatment. According to an…
Simple 3D-Printed Device May Pave the Way for Far More Powerful Cell Phones and WIFI
A 3D-printed device in a tank of water braids nanowires and moves microparticles. New antennae to access higher and higher frequency ranges will be needed…
Broad Implications – Harvard Scientists Have Discovered the First Ever Sea Level Fingerprint
The work validates almost a century of sea level science. Sea levels experience a bizarre and counterintuitive phenomenon as ice sheets melt. It functions much…
Laying Geological Groundwork for Life on Earth – Early Plate Tectonics, Flipping of Geomagnetic Poles
Research led by Harvard University offers new, sharper proof of early plate tectonics and flipping of geomagnetic poles. New evidence points to the role of…
Study Finds That Children Don’t Actually Believe Everything They Are Told
Older children are more likely to effectively test surprising claims made by adults. Children learn by observing and experimenting on their own. They also gain…
Why Do Humans Walk Upright? Harvard Biologists Reveal the Secret
A new study demonstrates how the pelvis evolved for upright walking. If evolutionary biologist Terence D. Capellini were to rank the body parts that define…
Why Does the Government Invest in Clean Energy Innovation?
The study indicates that the primary drivers behind governmental investment in energy innovation are international collaboration and technological competition with China. Some European nations have…
Harvard Scientists Find That Weight Loss Isn’t Always Good
Weight loss is beneficial for obese individuals but not for lean people. According to a study of over 200,000 people, intentionally losing weight can bring…
Explosive Neutron Star Merger Captured in Millimeter Light for the First Time
The flash is one of the most energetic short-duration gamma-ray bursts ever observed. For the first time, researchers have captured millimeter-wavelength light from an intense…
A Puzzling Mystery: Why Do Salamanders Lose Their Lungs?
Despite lung loss in adults for millions of years, lungless salamanders develop lungs as embryos. For many vertebrates, including humans, their lungs are essential. Four…
Reduce Your Risk of Death by Up to 31%: New Study Examines the Impact of Exercise
A study finds that adults who exercised 150-600 minutes each week had the lowest risk of death. According to a recent study published in the…
Evolution and Diversity of Reptiles Driven by 60 Million Years of Climate Change
Reptiles had one heck of a coming-out party just over 250 million years ago during the end of the Permian period and the start of…
New Study Calls Into Question Widely-Held Alzheimer’s Beliefs
The study discovered that as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, brain levels of enzymes that regulate DNA-folding decrease. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, McGill University, and…
Harvard Researchers Discover That Experts Don’t Necessarily Give Better Advice – They Just Give More
Whether it be solving word puzzles or throwing darts, better performers didn’t give better advice, they just gave more of it. Who would you prefer…
Harvard Researchers Discover Global Warming Spawned the Age of Reptiles
Harvard researchers find rapid evolution of reptiles was triggered by nearly 60 million years of global warming and climate change. Researchers can explore the impact…
Harvard Researchers Discover That People With This Type of Mindset Live Longer
The study found that optimists live longer. What is an optimistic mindset? Optimists focus on the positives of situations and anticipate positive outcomes to events….
