Mice can develop a sense of embodiment of an artificial limb, similar to humans who participate in the rubber-hand illusion ...

When you're trying to communicate or understand ideas, words don't always do the trick. Sometimes the more efficient approach is to do a simple sketch of that concept—for example, diagramming a ...

HAZLETON, Pa. - Questions continue to surround a death investigation in Luzerne County. Hazleton City Police say this is the first homicide case they have had in several years. "It was not a ...

A new study finds microplastics accumulate at higher levels in human brains than in the liver ... levels of micro and nanoplastics.” This image shows a breakdown in the blood-brain barrier.

These services apply enhanced lossy or lossless compression techniques, selectively removing data that is less noticeable to the human eye. For example, when the sample image above is converted ...

So what happens to plastic once it's in your body? Does it enter your bloodstream? Does it sink into your gut? Or does it simply pass through without doing harm? Scientists still aren't quite sure ...

Gender-based violence (GBV) is a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening health and protection issue. When people flee their homes, they are often at greater risk of physical, sexual ...

Boston College will begin recruiting the first class for its highly anticipated Human-Centered Engineering program, a major that will integrate BC’s core liberal arts focus and a rigorous engineering ...

Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them.