The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in…
MilliMobile is a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by light and radio waves
Small mobile robots carrying sensors could perform tasks like catching gas leaks or tracking warehouse inventory. But moving robots demands a lot of energy, and batteries, the typical power source, limit lifetime…
2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to mRNA Vaccine Pioneers
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines…
Gauging the key role animals can play in monitoring climate change
Yale scientists say that increased tagging of fish, seals, birds, and other animals can help fill key data gaps in understanding the world’s changing climate. The world’s scientists rely on an elaborate…
Wild Asian elephants display unique puzzle solving skills
A study highlights individual variation in problem-solving abilities among wild Asian elephants. This insight into elephant cognition may hold significance for managing human-elephant conflicts in rapidly changing environments caused by habitat loss…