In 1882, the French Naturalist Camille Viguier was among the first to propose the existence of a magnetic sense. His ...

Pigeons may sense Earth's magnetic field using special cells in the inner ear. This discovery explains how they navigate long ...

They linger in our water, our blood and the environment—so-called "forever chemicals” that are notoriously difficult to detect. But researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of ...

Dryad Networks is making solar-powered sensors that can recognize wildfires early. The setup uses machine learning and alerts first responders. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for ...

NIMS has been developing chemical sensors as a key component of artificial olfaction technology (olfactory sensors), with the aim of putting this technology into practical use. In a new study, ...

Brazilian scientists create a cork sensor that detects nitrite in beverages, revealing hidden risks to food safety.

Researchers report that they’ve developed a sensor made of tiny microspheres packed with blood-sensing bacteria that detect ...