A simple way to boost math progress
American students have been falling behind in math for decades — with test scores that consistently rank in the bottom 25% globally compared to students
Groundbreaking light-driven method to create key drug compounds
Traditionally, chemists have relied on well-established but limiting methods to synthesize these molecules. The new research, co-authored by Kevin Brown, the James F. Jackson Professor
Peacekeeper cells protect the body from autoimmunity during infection
During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells
Origin of life: How microbes laid the foundation for complex cells
Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and
Oxygen discovered in most distant known galaxy
Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, reported in two separate studies, was made possible
Science behind ‘Polly want a cracker’ could guide future treatment design for speech disorders
A new study explains how a parakeet’s brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets
A rubber hand alleviates pain
If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under
Combination of cosmic processes shapes the size and location of sub-Neptunes
A combination of cosmic processes shapes the formation of one of the most common types of planets outside of our solar system, according to a
New clue on what is leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and ALS
In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative
‘Microlightning’ in water droplets may have sparked life on Earth
Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets from crashing waterfalls