Hair, nails, and horns, all made up of keratin, are some of the hardest and most resilient structures in animals. Inside zebrafish cells, keratin plays a distinct role, giving them the strength they ...

Black holes are regions in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, even light, can escape. Einstein's theory of ...

A new study shows that apparently erratic or "sloppy" behavior in strategic situations is not necessarily a mistake. Under ...

Certain epigenetic modifications can directly control how genetic material is packed in the nucleus, RIKEN researchers have ...

Digital culture is reshaping people's experiences of fear, curiosity and belonging, according to new findings from Lancaster ...

Strong relationships between overseas staff and local colleagues are central to the success of global assignments, according ...

A team from Vienna and Frankfurt has found a formula describing a strange phenomenon: Space and time can form a kind of "crystal" that may turn into a black hole. The results are described in Physical ...

An unusual thermoelectric effect has been observed in the semiconductor tellurium by RIKEN physicists for the first time. This demonstration points to the potential of similar materials to be used in ...

A research team in China has reported a significant piezoelectric effect in ultrathin and ultra-flexible polycrystalline ...

A planet that is about the size of Saturn, but with a temperature more like Earth's, has an atmosphere rich in methane, ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps ...

Suppose there are signs of extraterrestrial life and we have not yet been able to detect them. What does that mean? In Nature ...