Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and Colorado State University (USA) have developed a new class of biorenewable, biodegradable plastics. The scientists claim that their plastics are an improvement on existing ones and would promote the circular economy.

A new DNA test, developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and collaborators from Australia, UK and Israel, has been shown to identify a range of hard-to-diagnose neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases quicker and more-accurately than existing tests.

Researchers from University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of South Carolina, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how pet-related experiences affect people’s consumption-related decisions.

Researchers from the Riken Guardian Robot Project in Japan have made an android child named Nikola that successfully conveys six basic emotions. The new study tested how well people could identify six facial expressions — happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust — which were generated by moving “muscles” in Nikola’s face.

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us.

By providing new insight into how an amoeba called Naegleria divides, an international team of researchers, led by University of Massachusetts Amherst, adds to fundamental knowledge of evolution and diversity of life.

Researchers at the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Marine Sciences have shared a new report which states that plastic debris in the sea could contribute to the introduction and transport of non-native marine species that attach themselves to these plastic debris. Bryozoans was one of the non-native marine species identified in the research.

The North Sea’s unique coastal region stands for a historical scene and the North’s pride and joy. Beach and dune landscapes appeal for relaxation and function as industrial and business location besides a popular place for living. However, the ubiquitous pollution in this appreciated environment remains unseen.

Research led by the University of Geneva, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, the University of Zurich and the pharmaceutical firm AbbVie, has revealed that a mutation in the APOE protein has the potential to change the lipid transport in the brain and may lead to the development of the Alzheimer’s disease.

New research from UNH has mapped magnetic fields in three dimensions, a major step toward revealing three-dimensional magnetic configuration in magnetic materials. The work has implications for improving diagnostic imaging and magnetic storage devices.