How a 400-year-old shark keeps its vision sharp for life
In a quiet office at the University of California, Irvine, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk watches a grainy video on her computer.
A massive Greenland shark drifts slowly...
A new study finds a subtle dance between dark matter and neutrinos
Time again for a tale of things dark and mysterious. A tale of dark matter. It's a well-told tale, but this time it involves...
Scientists make clean hydrogen from sunlight and water—no platinum needed
Hydrogen is often described as a dream fuel for a cleaner future. When it is used, it produces only water, not carbon dioxide.
But turning...
Grasshopper wings spark a new way for robots to glide
Sometimes scientific breakthroughs begin in unlikely places. For a team of engineers and entomologists from Princeton University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, it started...
Hacking the unhackable? Why quantum computers need a new kind of cybersecurity
Quantum computers are often described as the future of computing.
They promise enormous speed and power that could transform medicine, finance, materials science, and many...
Common pesticide may increase risk of Parkinson’s disease
A new study from UCLA Health has found that living near areas where the pesticide chlorpyrifos was used for long periods may increase the...
Scientists find the hidden source of powerful gamma rays
When the Sun unleashes its most violent eruptions, known as solar flares, it floods space with intense radiation, including powerful gamma rays.
For decades, scientists...
Your sleep could reveal your future health, AI shows
A bad night of sleep usually means feeling tired the next day. But it could also be a warning sign for serious health problems...
AI can see thyroid cancer clearly in surgery
Thyroid cancer is the most common type of cancer in the endocrine system, and the number of cases keeps rising as more people are...
Young galaxies grow up fast, study finds
Astronomers have captured the most detailed look yet at faraway galaxies at the peak of their youth, an active time when the adolescent galaxies...
Why cooling chips to −60°c makes etching up to five times faster
After more than ten years of development, engineers have unveiled a new semiconductor etching method that could significantly speed up chip manufacturing while reducing...
Scientists find an unexpected metal that could make hydrogen fuel cheaper
A metal most people rarely think about may play an important role in the future of clean energy.
Researchers from Yale University and the University...
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Scientists develop light-emitting tattoo for the first time
Scientists have created a temporary tattoo with light-emitting technology used in TV and smartphone screens.
This paves the way for a new type of "smart...
Climate change shrinks many fisheries in the world, says new study
A new study led by Rutgers University has shown that climate change can shrink many fisheries over the world.
It has taken a toll on...
Study shows harmful farm chemical in 4 of 5 people
A recent study has sounded the alarm on a pesticide called chlormequat, found in the majority of people tested.
This pesticide, not widely known, has...
Alice rings: A quantum wonderland where magnetic particles change identity
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that feels like something out of "Alice in Wonderland."
They have found something called an "Alice ring," which proves...
Physicist proposes new way to search for the elusive graviton
Physics has two superb theories explaining our universe.
The problem is no one can join them together.
Einstein’s general relativity describes how physics plays out on...