New wearable fabric could grow living plants on your body
Imagine wearing a wristband or headband made from living plants—this is now a reality thanks to researchers from Cornell University.
A team from the College...
How a genetic shortcut turned horses into nature’s super athletes
Have you ever wondered how horses became such powerful and enduring runners?
Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine believe they’ve found the answer in a surprising...
Silk needles for plants? Scientists say it’s the future of farming
A team of scientists from MIT and Singapore has come up with an innovative and eco-friendly way to take better care of crops—using tiny...
The melting arctic is changing ocean light—and life beneath the surface
As global warming melts more sea ice in the polar regions, the light that enters the ocean is not just increasing in amount—it’s also...
Cell division myths busted: What we’ve taught for 100 years is wrong
Scientists at The University of Manchester have made a major discovery that could change what we’ve believed—and taught—about how cells divide for over a...
Plants could soon talk back: Scientists discover how plants signal stress through pressure
Imagine if a plant could warn a farmer that it needs water — or if a farmer could send a message to the plants...
Wild chimps caught sharing ‘alcoholic’ fruit: A clue to human feasting origins?
For the first time, wild chimpanzees have been caught on camera eating and sharing fermented fruit that contains alcohol.
A research team led by the...
Scientists tattoo tiny tardigrades to pioneer new microtech for living creatures
Tardigrades—tiny, water-dwelling creatures also known as "water bears"—are some of the toughest animals on Earth.
They can survive freezing temperatures, extreme radiation, dehydration, and even...
How uneven molecular forces might explain the mystery of life
A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization suggests that tiny, one-sided interactions between molecules might play a powerful role...
10 billion Milky Way stars might have habitable exoplanets after all
In a new study, scientists discover that white dwarf stars have greater potential to host habitable planets than previously realized.
The team concluded that many...