Six new species of subterranean ants from the genus Prionopelta have been discovered in Madagascar…
Researchers at Oregon State University studied the cause of the demise of the massive Laurentide…
Researchers at MIT developed a new ultralow-power circuit that improves efficiency of energy harvesting to…
Changes in bacteria making up the gut microbiome caused by high-fat and high-sugar diets appear…
Rapid creation of multi-layered, self-assembled nanoscale grids with fully customizable shapes and compositions is possible…
This image taken by the Cassini spacecraft shows three of Saturn’s moons: Titan, Mimas,…
According to new research from a global taskforce, fifty chemicals the public are exposed to…
MIT spinoff company 24M has reinvented the manufacturing process for lithium-ion batteries to reduce cost,…
Engineers at Iowa State University developed spiraling microrobotic tentacles that can gently grip delicate objects.…
Although new images from the Dawn spacecraft provide more clues, the unusual bright spots on…
Electromagnetic interference from smartphones can disrupt pacemaker function and cause implantable cardioverter defibrillators to deliver…
Researchers publish the first-ever study looking into the effects of household smoking on children’s later…
Natasha Wright, an MIT Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, has designed a solar-powered system that…
When a star explodes in a supernova, it leaves behind massive clouds of interstellar dust,…
Neuroscientists from MIT show that multiple cortical regions work together simultaneously to process sensorimotor information…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers uncover the mysterious early formative years of quasars and…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft reveals it latest flyby images of Saturn’s moon Dione. The rugged landscape…
This composite image shows noctilucent clouds over the Arctic captured by NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice…