Science and engineering

Scientists knew some trees clean up pollution from soil, but new research shows that the process isn't a one life-form job after all.

While most exploding stars burst and the slowly fade, these do something more mysterious.

Worry about the extra travel time might keep you from walking or biking to work, but it might not take as long as you think.

NXP will pair i.MX applications processors with Alibaba’s AliOS for next-gen auto e-cockpit.

Roche today announced that a Japanese court (Tokyo District Court) ruled in favour of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a member of the Roche Group, in the patent litigation case relating to Hemlibra® (emicizumab).

Insight into how plants make cellulose could lead to a better understanding of how to break it down for renewable fuels.

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the successful demonstration of technologies that use AI to automatically classify services, such as video data and Web browsing, based on the characteristics of network traffic.

The debut novel of Justin Torres, assistant professor of English at UCLA, has been translated into 15 languages and was recently adapted into a film of the same name.

"Large mobile predators such as sharks may be a very important source of nutrients for even the smallest reef creatures, such as corals."

Science-fiction-like devices that could detect viruses or cancer in blood or sniff out traces of chemical weapons could be a reality thanks to a new discovery with sensors.

MegaFon PJSC and NEC Corporation today announced the successful completion of AI technology field tests in Russia-based MegaFon's live network in order to improve the efficiency of planning and maintenance of transport network resources.

Helium "was always considered to be unreactive—the element that doesn't react with anything." Not so, say researchers.

Shifts in rainfall and temperature are changing the look of forests in the eastern United States. But changes in the way they soak up carbon are even more significant.

A new study co-authored by a Yale researcher finds that one in three teens have ridden with a driver — usually a peer — impaired by alcohol or marijuana.