Researchers found that the biological activity of nanoparticle coatings can be predicted by the energetics of their surrounding hydration layers, revealing water’s role in nanoscale biological interactions.
Scientists found that gene conversion in a clonal fish helps remove harmful mutations and spread beneficial ones, allowing natural selection to operate even without sexual reproduction.
Scientists used rapid 3D scanning to create digital models of more than 800 ant species, forming an online library that allows researchers worldwide to study insect anatomy in detail.
Scientists developed a tabletop extreme-ultraviolet laser up to 1,000 times more efficient, potentially improving semiconductor defect detection and enabling research into ultra-precise nuclear clocks.
Scientists used nanoparticles to program CAR T cells directly inside the body, enabling immune cells to target and eliminate B cells without the complex lab process used in traditional CAR T therapy.
Scientists found that “selfish” genes can sabotage rival sperm by hijacking a molecular gatekeeping system, weakening competitors and boosting their own chances of fertilization.
Researchers tested marine soils from Lingdingyang Bay, finding that shear stiffness decreases and damping increases with strain—key insights for coastal infrastructure and seismic engineering.
Scientists discovered that self-crosslinking sporesilk fibers cluster bacterial endospores and Cry toxins, revealing a natural mechanism that organizes microbial structures and may inspire new biomaterials.
Scientists discovered that microscopic cilia create directional water currents across certain cnidarians, revealing how different coral and jellyfish groups manage feeding and surface exchange.
Martian soil contains toxic perchlorates and radiation that can kill many Earth microbes. Yet extremophiles like tardigrades show surprising tolerance, offering clues for future Mars colonization research.
Astronomers confirmed GJ 887 d, a nearby super-Earth in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star just 10.7 light-years away, prompting renewed questions about how reliable the “habitable zone” truly is.
Scientists warn that thawing Arctic permafrost may release ancient microbes and viruses preserved for tens of thousands of years, raising questions about environmental and potential health risks.
Scientists analyzed a 150-million-year-old dinosaur trackway in Colorado revealing a rare looping path made by a giant sauropod, offering new clues about dinosaur movement and possible limping behavior.
A fruit fly study suggests many lethal mutations arise from mobile “jumping genes” transferred between species, rather than small DNA copying errors, reshaping how scientists understand mutation rates.
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST survey may detect small asteroids days before impact and larger ones years in advance, improving early warnings and strengthening planetary-defense monitoring.
A newly analyzed 1.9-million-year-old archaeological site suggests early humans may have begun migrating beyond Africa earlier than previously believed, offering new insight into humanity’s earliest journeys.
Scientists have demonstrated a way to control free-flowing electric currents using ultrafast laser light, a discovery that could help lead to faster electronics and future light-driven computing technologies.
A startup has asked the FCC for approval to launch a mirror satellite that could reflect sunlight onto Earth at night, potentially extending daylight for solar energy, infrastructure, and emergency operations.
A NASA spacecraft weighing about 1,300 pounds is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere as its mission concludes, with most of the object likely burning up during descent.
Scientists discovered wrinkle-like sediment structures in 180-million-year-old rocks, revealing evidence that microbial communities once thrived on deep ocean floors during the Jurassic period.
Scientists studying the Silverpit crater beneath the North Sea believe an asteroid impact millions of years ago triggered a tsunami up to 330 feet high, revealing evidence of a dramatic prehistoric ocean catastrophe.
Billionaire Alex Gerko has funded a powerful telescope project aimed at mapping the large-scale structure of the universe, helping astronomers chart galaxies and cosmic matter across vast distances.
The Moon enters its third quarter phase tomorrow, appearing half illuminated as it completes three-quarters of its orbit around Earth and rises around midnight before setting near midday.
Scientists say Antarctica is beginning to show melting patterns similar to Greenland, a shift called “Greenlandification,” which could influence future global sea-level rise.