Researchers have developed a polymer structure inspired by a classic “Chinese lantern” that can change…
New research suggests that dark energy, the mysterious force driving the Universe’s accelerating expansion, might…
The Solar System is usually grouped into three main types of planets based on what…
Scientists have identified a small flaw in the enzyme GPX4 that prevents neurons from defending…
Researchers at Washington State University have uncovered evidence that sleep may not be entirely a…
Scientists have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of influenza viruses as they move across and…
Princeton scientists found that the brain uses reusable “cognitive blocks” to create new behaviors quickly.…
Researchers at LMU have uncovered how ribosomes, the cell’s protein builders, also act as early…
New fossils link a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, a species that mixed climbing…
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have taken a major step toward stopping the relentless cyst…
Alcohol silences a key gut protein, letting harmful bacteria flood into the liver. Reactivating this…
Scientists have uncovered how a molecule called spermine, naturally produced by the body, helps cells…
Scientists have discovered a 151-million-year-old fossil fly in Australia that challenges ideas about insect evolution.…
A 430-million-year-old fossil has pushed the origin of leeches back by more than 200 million…
Long-buried traces of Denisovan DNA have resurfaced in modern human genomes — and they may…
Scientists found that nanopores’ electrical charges control how ions flow and when pores temporarily shut…
Scientists have created a soft wireless implant that uses tiny flashes of light to send…
Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, scientists have filmed atoms performing an eternal quantum…