Amanda Morris

Soft, stretchable VoxeLite wraps around a fingertip to let users feel the digital world

New institute will create a streamlined path from device innovation to patient care

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Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in the U.S. each year, yet scientists have not fully understood what regulates intestinal fluid balance.

Air Canada has added new sun destinations for its winter 2026-27 season, including the only non-stop flights from North America to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The airline has also added Roatan, Santo Domingo, Merida and Mazatlan, plus several new non-stop flights to Caribbean and Mexico destinations, all of which are available for purchase now.

Bufflehead mason bee visits Penstemon digitalis. Credit: Nick Dorian For gardeners who love colorful, tidy flower beds, helping pollinators doesn't have to mean going fully wild.

For gardeners who love colorful, tidy flower beds, helping pollinators doesn’t have to mean going fully wild.

Sticking with the same people might feel safe and comfortable. But a new Northwestern University study suggests it can actually trap new ideas and behaviors inside tight echo chambers. By contrast, the research, published in Communications Physics, shows that when interactions shift away from familiar contacts—and toward new ones—activity can spread more widely.

Northwestern University engineers have developed a small, wireless polygraph system you can wear, designed to sense underlying stress hidden deep within the body.