New system could free bench chemists from time-consuming tasks, may help inspire new molecules. Guided…
The lab of Cheryl Kerfeld at Michigan State University has created a synthetic nano-sized factory, based on natural…
A renegade star exploding in a distant galaxy has forced astronomers to set aside decades…
Although it looks more like an entity seen through a microscope than a telescope, this…
Study of the world’s tropical forests pinpoints how much water plants put back into the…
Useful chaos — introduced disorder improves superconductivity. Discovered more than 100 years ago, superconductivity continues…
Possible “topological superconductor” could overcome industry’s problem of quantum decoherence. A potentially useful material for…
Researchers have developed a new self-calibrating endoscope that produces 3D images of objects smaller than…
If our eyes could see high-energy radiation called gamma rays, the Moon would appear brighter…
In mice, new compound lifts molecular ‘brakes’ that normally slow the regeneration of blood stem…
Jupiter’s core may still be reeling from collision 4.5 billion years ago. A colossal, head-on…
Fossilized flies that lived 54 million years ago have revealed a surprising twist to the…
What would you get if you combined Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa with Boston Dynamic’s…
A team of physicists has uncovered a new state of matter—a breakthrough that offers promise…
At the human scale, controlling temperature is a straightforward concept. Turtles sun themselves to keep…
Consuming flavonoid-rich items such as apples and tea protects against cancer and heart disease, particularly…
Novel class of “ionic liquids” may store more energy than conventional electrolytes — with less…
A new study provides the most accurate estimate of the frequency that planets that are…