MIT Scientists Translated the Structure of a Spider Web Into Music – Watch & Listen
Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider’s home and hunting ground. If humans could…
Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider’s home and hunting ground. If humans could…
Physical distancing with masks for the general public should shrink to 3 feet (0.9 meters) from the current recommendation of 6 feet (1.8 meters), says…
Researchers at Utrecht University and at TU Wien (Vienna) create special light waves that can penetrate even opaque materials as if the material was not…
Findings in worms suggest structural integrity of the eye’s light-sensing cells important for age-related macular degeneration Using laboratory-grown roundworms as well as human and mouse…
New insights into the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infections could bring better treatments for COVID-19 cases. An international team of researchers unexpectedly found that a…
A unique residential study has concluded that, contrary to perceived wisdom, people with eating disorders do not lose self-control — leading to binge-eating — in…
Gray wolves are among the largest predators to have survived the extinction at the end of the last ice age around 11,700 years ago. Today,…
An amber fossil of a Cretaceous beetle has shed some light on the diet of one of the earliest pollinators of flowering plants. The animal’s…
Both people and tomatoes come in different shapes and sizes. That is because every individual has a unique set of genetic variations — mutations —…
An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumor DNA sequencing – a fast, cheap and less…
Using an innovative protein-based approach, researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center and nearby Emory University have found genes and corresponding proteins that could…
Optimizing network communication accelerates training in large-scale machine-learning models. Inserting lightweight optimization code in high-speed network devices has enabled a KAUST-led collaboration to increase the…
Microbes on your toothbrush match microbes inside your mouth. Good news: The bacteria living on your toothbrush reflect your mouth – not your toilet. After…
Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded to capture ecological diversity and protect reef environments. In recent years, advancements…
Want to improve your chances of making electricity from fusion? Look no further than the cleaners under your kitchen sink. Research led by scientists at…
Children may not be as infectious in spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to others as previously thought. This is according to new University…
Biocrude Passes the 2,000-Hour Catalyst Stability Test A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than…
A sea of dark dunes, sculpted by the wind into long lines, surrounds Mars’ northern polar cap and covers an area as big as Texas….