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An effective HIV vaccine may need to prompt strong responses from immune cells called CD8+ T cells to protect people from acquiring HIV, according to a new study from researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

A roof tile that switches between a heating and a cooling state, depending on its temperature, could lower heating bills in winter and cooling bills in summer.

Taking advantage of a quantum process that disregards the conventional notion of causality could improve the performance of quantum batteries, discover researchers.

Genetic material from Neanderthal ancestors may have contributed to the propensity of some people today to be “early risers,” the sort of people who are more comfortable getting up and going to bed earlier.

Understanding the mechanism of LINE-1 is key to developing potential new treatments for cancer, autoimmune disorders, neurodegeneration, even aging.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D images of the human tongue have revealed that the surface of our tongues are unique to each of us, new findings suggest.

Blue light from LED lamps can mess with your sleep because it disrupts production of the natural sleep hormone melatonin. Researchers have designed more “human-centric” LEDs that could potentially enhance drowsiness or alertness on command.

For years, scientists have debated whether humans or the climate have caused the population of large mammals to decline dramatically over the past several thousand years. A new study confirms that climate cannot be the explanation.

Diamond is considered to be the hardest material in existence, only being able to be scratched by other diamonds. Now, scientists report a new breakthrough – a super-incompressible material that could rival diamond on the hardness scale.

New research has identified key, naturally occurring biochemical components of a novel therapeutic food that is aimed at repairing malnourished children’s underdeveloped gut microbiomes.