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The transition of ocean creatures to landlubbers was one of the most epic journeys in evolutionary history.
Moving beyond batteries when addressing renewable energy storage.
Martian seismic events provide clues to planet’s history
With the help of tiny engineered chips, the study shows the healing process can be accelerated up to three times faster in wounds that are guided by electric stimulation.
Johns Hopkins researchers cured aggressive brain cancer in mice with a hydrogel after tumor removal.
Something small can be very powerful in our society.
The global population exceeded the eight billion mark last year.
This doesn't make intensive agriculture good, but it can help us understand the pollinator-plants interactions.
Imaging science could get some unexpected help.
They fall asleep into the depths -- but it's all part of the plan.
It's an intriguing idea, but there are many design and equity challenges to consider.
It could open up a way to reverse or prevent grey hair.
Torpedo-shaped Icefin robot can go to insane depths beneath ice and help us understand what's making the doomsday glacier melt so fast.
Does this challenge our understanding of physics?
The terms equity and equality are often used interchangeably. But they are not the same.
Star-mapping data and direct imaging could lead to even more exoplanet discoveries.
Astronomers used multiple telescopes to confirm the double quasars.
Simple changes can have big effects, and something as small as mentioning how many calories can convince people to eat healthier.
It operates at 0.65 V, a voltage low enough not to create problems in the human body.
Elon Musk's latest venture, TruthGPT, promises to be a "maximum truth-seeking AI." But is it really about seeking truth or just an attempt to upstage ChatGPT?
Although the technology was only demonstrated on mice, researchers think it can also work on humans.
The photo was meant to stir up a debate -- and that it did.
They dominated the Asian steppes for three centuries from 200 BC
We need a sustainable replacement for plastic as soon as possible.
You think climate change is bad now? You should have seen it 600 million years ago.
Climate or economy? Nope -- more like climate *and* economy.
Chemicals released by predators could serve as a pesticide alternative for ridding fields of insects.
The long-haired, bushy-tailed East African rat looks like a cross between a skunk and a porcupine. However, it doesn’t spray any foul-smelling chemicals nor is its fur sharp enough to pierce the skin of a hungry predator. To protect itself, this enterprising rodent eats a poisonous plant that local hunters have been using for hundreds […]
Dental crowns have come a long way -- but modern research is showing there's still plenty of room for progress.
There's not much evidence and speculation is running wild.
This may have driven the evolution of upright apes
The WHO has yet to recommend it, but some countries are already starting to use it.
Newly identified "height genes" may influence adult stature by affecting cartilage cell development.
It triggered a mega-tsunami nearly 45 meters tall.
Guys, I've got some good news about your penis size.
It could be a member of a new mineral group
Continuous infusion with varying doses of exogenous hormones could be a safer and effective alternative.
Most people aren't getting what they're paying for.
Ancient proteins trapped in dental calculus reveal how people conquered the rough Tibetan hinterlands.
New dark matter map shows unseen features of the universe and offers insights into the "Crisis in Cosmology."
It's the most detailed look of the ice giant's ring system in decades.
India's space agency is on its way to achieve another breakthrough. They are developing their own unmanned spaceplane.
A probiotic cocktail promises to save the only US coral reef barrier. But we need to act fast, if we are really serious about it.
The sandgrouse can carry water in its belly feathers from miles away. Now, scientists finally learned how the birds pull it off.
Urban elites over-consume water for their own personal leisure, at the expense of underprivileged people.
Even if you just power walk during the weekend, you'll still be ahead with your fitness.
A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It's probably the best plastic-degradation solution we've come across.
The animals evolved into ultra-resilient, disease-free predators while isolated on Auckland Island.
"My conviction is that education must be about thinking -- not training a set of specific skills."
We're growing food in all the wrong places.
