Cognitive and computer scientists have found child language development and the historical evolution of the world’s languages share a common cognitive foundation — a core knowledge base where patterns of children’s language innovation can predict patterns of language evolution, and vice versa.

Researchers at the Northwestern University have revealed in a new study that the length of genes leads to most of the molecular-level changes that occur during aging. With the help of this study, it could become possible to slow or even reverse aging.

A study by the National Institutes of Health has revealed that keeping your body hydrated with fluids leads to fewer chronic conditions which in turn helps adults to age in a healthy manner.

Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed a sponge-jamming device with variable stiffness that can be mounted at the end of a robotic arm so that it can handle delicate items such as an egg.

Ammonium-ion electrolytes could help create ecofriendly and sustainable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, particularly for grid storage.

A cell-culturing technique developed by Kaust scientists helps to create biological conditions that more closely mirror physiological environments compared to standard protocols used in most laboratories today.

Concrete production causes nine percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. A new development can now help reduce concrete usage: Rice University scientists have optimized a process to convert waste from rubber tires into graphene that can, in turn, be used to strengthen concrete.

In the post-emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists are focusing on real-time surveillance methods for indoor environments to detect viruses. At the forefront of these efforts, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have harnessed the power of cutting-edge aerosol sampling and ultrasensitive biosensing technology.

They protect pizza boxes against grease penetration, make outdoor clothing weatherproof, and are also found in groundwater and in the human body: perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs for short. Some representatives of this large group of chemicals are now classified as hazardous to health or even carcinogenic. The EU n now wants to ban a number of critical PFAS and is promoting the development of substitute materials for PFAS in four large collaborative projects, such as the EU project Zero-F.

A new study by University of Maryland entomologists shows that the lifespan for individual honey bees kept in a controlled, laboratory environment is 50 % shorter than it was in the 1970s. When scientists modeled the effect of today’s shorter lifespans, the results corresponded with the increased colony loss and reduced honey production trends.