Many different types of wood, from balsa to oak, can be made transparent, and it doesn’t matter if it is cut along the grain or against it.

the first superhuman AI agent to outrace the world's best drivers of the highly realistic PlayStation® racing simulation game.

The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of hundreds to thousands of microbial species living within the human body.

MUSE and HelioSwarm will help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun-Earth connection, and the changing space environment.

Men and women who had maintained or increased their physical fitness during the study had better brain health.

Millions of people around the world lack access to electricity. Decentralised solar-battery systems are key for addressing this.

When you remove the alcohol from the beer, for example by heating it up, you also kill the aroma that comes from hops.

All life consists of the same chemical building blocks. These include peptides, which perform various completely different body functions.

Handwashing clothes sounds like a simple task, but for many women around the world it poses a significant obstacle to their wellbeing.

Study confirms the health benefits of moderate calorie restrictions in humans — and identifies a key protein that could extend health.

The photoelectric effect is a phenomenon in which electrons are ejected from the surface of a metal when light is incident on it.

Cortisol is well-suited for measurement in wearable devices, because its concentration levels in sweat are similar to its circulating levels

When the nearest psychiatrist’s office is dozens or even hundreds of miles away, a virtual connection may be enough to help.

It’s already well known that prunes are good for your gut, but new Penn State research suggests they may be good for bone health, too.

Over 6,000 study participants, who lost more than 50 pounds and kept the weight off more than three years, offer tips to succeed.

Earth's core is characterized by extremely high pressure and temperature. It is composed of a liquid outer core and solid inner core.

The skeleton of Abditosaurus kuehnei is the most complete titanosaur fossil discovered so far in Europe.

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in heart patients this year.

A research team has, for the first time, observed chimpanzees applying insects to their own wounds and the wounds of conspecifics.

A young adult in the US could add more than a decade to their life by changing their diet from a typical Western diet to an optimized diet.