Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or pressure, heal the ...

Inspired by biology, this soft robot muscle uses a three-layer system to recover from punctures and crushing forces, ...

The team also embedded the e-skin into a wearable system where it captured muscle activity data during exercise. The ...

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, have shed new light on human prehistory in East Asia. In a study ...

WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation’s top health official by pledging to work within the decades-old federal system for approval and use of ...

An expert entomologist warns homeowners against four invasive bug species that are on the rise for summer 2025. Plus, we tell ...

To study how ancient humans used their hands, scientists used 3D scanning to measure and analyze the bone thickness of fingers. They focused on the fossil hands of two early human ancestor species ...

Red areas absorbed more stress than blue ones, which scientists ... human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as well as to grasp and ...

To study how ancient humans used their hands, scientists ... human species showed signs of simultaneously using their hands to move around – such as by climbing trees – as well as to grasp and ...

Scientists can now make more efficient and longer-lasting solar cells by adding a synthetic molecule. As Tech Xplore shared, an international collaboration of researchers affiliated with universities ...

Credit: V. Forgia et al. Scientists excavating a cave in northeastern Sicily have uncovered the earliest known signs of human presence on the island, dating back roughly 16,500 years. The discovery ...