The discovery will help researchers understand how chemicals form and change before stars and planets are born.

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally figured out the structure of a key herpes virus protein that is vital for ...

In a dazzling leap for cosmic cartography, astronomers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have unveiled the most detailed low-frequency radio color image of the Milky ...

Quantum oscillations are like the rhythmic dance of electrons in a metal when exposed to a magnetic field. By applying a magnetic field, researchers can change the speed with which those electron ...

Nematodes that leap from the ground to infect flies need the help of a static electrical charge to land on their host.

Some people with depression have tiny changes in their DNA that affect how specific genes are turned on or off. A new study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, looked at these changes in brain ...

A precise method to map the makeup of materials.

Air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to our lungs and heart. But now, scientists are uncovering a deeper, more insidious danger: its role in disrupting metabolism and triggering diseases ...

In the ever-evolving war against cancer, scientists have just sharpened a new blade, one that’s faster, stealthier, and potentially safer than its predecessors. A team of researchers from MIT and ...

At the end of the last Ice Age, around 25,000 to 20,000 years ago, the Middle East became much colder and drier. This led to shifting sand dunes and fewer people living in the Arabian Peninsula. Later ...

A new 3-D-printed aluminum alloy is stronger than traditional aluminum, due to a key recipe that, when printed, produces aluminum (illustrated in brown) with nanometer scale precipitates (in light ...