In the mid-1980s, scientists spotted a dangerous tear in Earth’s ozone shield above Antarctica, allowing harmful UV rays to ...

Research suggests that tiny particles released by lab-grown human neural stem cells, called extracellular vesicles, carry ...

The ground looks gently rippled and worn, with subtle colour variations giving the surface a mottled, almost velvet-like ...

For decades, scientists have thought that the human body briefly forms a highly unstable molecule, a carbene, from a form of ...

Sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras are slow to reproduce, and scientists believe the process takes a lot of energy. But no one really knows how much, because it’s difficult to measure without harming ...

Soft robots aim to move and change shape smoothly, but they often rely on bulky motors or external systems. To overcome this, ...

Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition caused by multiple factors, including the growth of Propionibacterium acnes and ongoing inflammation. Treating it is difficult because current options, like ...

First tokamak plasma at the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak—SMART—recorded with a fast-framing camera in the visible spectral range. Credit: University of Seville The SMART device has taken a significant ...

Artist’s impression of the bright, very early active galactic nucleus which has fundamental implications for black hole growth in the earliest billion or so years of cosmic history. Credit: U.S.

Researchers at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands have created a 3D-printed brain-like environment for neurons to grow, similar to how they do in the brain. They use tiny nanopillars to ...

Launched on April 1, 2026, at 6:24 p.m. ET, NASA’s Artemis II uses a fleet of cameras to take thousands of photos. On April 6 ...

The TR-ARPES setup used in the research. Credit: Jeff Prine (OIST) In a dimly lit lab on the subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan, a team of physicists has achieved something no one else has: they’ve ...