Ancient asteroid impacts may have helped life begin on Earth
A new study suggests that the intense asteroid bombardment that struck the young Earth billions of years ago may have played an important role...
Could your online orders soon travel on crewless cargo ships?
A future where cargo ships travel across the sea with little or no crew on board is moving closer to reality.
Researchers and industry partners...
Scientists overcome key barrier to mass-producing ultra-thin semiconductors
Scientists have developed a new way to manufacture ultra-thin semiconductors that could help power the next generation of computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices.
Researchers...
New pilot plant can transform hard-to-recycle plastic waste into useful oil
A team of researchers at the University of Amsterdam has developed a new way to recycle mixed plastic waste that could help reduce the...
Tiny jumping spiders inspire a new ultra-low-power 3D camera
A tiny jumping spider has inspired a new type of 3D camera that uses very little power while still producing detailed depth maps in...
Scientists discover the surprising secret behind how honeybees create queens
For many years, scientists believed that becoming a queen honeybee was mainly a matter of diet.
The idea was simple: feed a young larva large...
Scientists create super-stretchy hydrogel that keeps working at -20°c
Researchers have developed a new hydrogel material that can stretch up to nine times its original length and continue working even in freezing temperatures.
The...
Why did the self-driving car crash? New AI tool may finally have the answer
As self-driving cars become more common on city streets, one important question remains difficult to answer: Why do they sometimes crash?
Now, researchers at King's...
Scientists finally find the Milky Way’s missing black hole wind
For more than 50 years, astronomers have searched for a powerful wind blowing from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Now,...
How a giant deep-sea creature can survive more than five years without eating
Deep in the ocean, where food is scarce and sunlight never reaches, lives a strange giant crustacean known as the supergiant isopod.
These armored creatures,...
Scientists Create AI That Can Invent New Battery Electrolytes
Artificial intelligence is helping scientists discover new medicines, create advanced materials, and now even design better batteries.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed...
AI May Predict Heart and Kidney Disease from Eye Scans
Eye exams are becoming much more powerful than many people realize. Modern eye clinics now use advanced imaging technology that allows doctors to look...
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Scientists create eco-friendly spider silk in the lab
In Japan, scientists have made an exciting breakthrough.
They've created a machine that can make spider silk, a material known for being super strong, flexible,...
Scientists discover easy way to make atomically-thin metal layers for new technology
The secret to a perfect croissant is the layers—as many as possible, each one interspersed with butter.
This tiny instrument could measure the faintest magnetic fields
Physicists at the University of Basel have developed a minuscule instrument able to detect extremely faint magnetic fields.
At the heart of the superconducting quantum...
From dirty water to valuable chemicals: How sunlight is changing the game
Sunlight powers our world, from giving energy to plants to providing warmth and light.
Now, researchers have found a new and exciting way to use...
Fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields—and it might change science
Fruit flies are already famous in science. They've helped researchers make discoveries in genetics, aging, and brain function.
Now, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have...