In Goethe's ballad "Erlkönig," immortalized in Schubert's fevered 1815 setting, a dying boy riding through the night sees a ...

Measuring faint magnetic fields is useful in a number of areas, including mapping brain activity, monitoring hearts and ...

For the first time, researchers have determined the shape of the actinide nucleus of fermium-255 and measured its structure ...

Using light to process quantum information is one of the most promising approaches to building future quantum computers.

The initiation of rain in clouds without ice remains one of the largest unsolved mysteries in atmospheric science.

The origin of spin in spiral and elliptical galaxies has posed a long-standing puzzle for astronomers. One idea, known as ...

A new genomic resource from the Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant genomics team is providing a powerful new foundation for ...

In the animal kingdom, only those that adapt to their environment survive. This adaptation takes a wide range of forms, from ...

Scientists in China predict that stacking two microscopic layers of boron could set a new record for superconductivity.

An international team of researchers has uncovered a previously undetected structure in the birdsong of Bengalese finches ...

An international research team led by plant scientist Professor Dr. Bart Thomma of the Institute of Plant Sciences at the ...

All living organisms need vitamin B12 to form red blood cells and DNA, as well as to build and support brain and nerve cells.