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.

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 ...

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

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

Forget your umbrella, today’s weather forecast comes not from Earth, but from a blazing rogue planet adrift in the cosmos. SIMP-0136, a lonely world without a parent star, has just delivered one of ...

Sexual behavior often begins with a kind of biological ‘dance’, courtship signals, and physical changes that get both partners ready. In males, this might mean an erection; in females, it’s a sign of ...

The two Yunxian skulls used in the study were highly distorted, but Xijun Ni and his colleagues were able to reconstruct them using 3D modelling. ©Mr. Guanghui Zhao In the quiet bends of the Han River ...

A diamond slice of a South African diamond showing various inclusion-rich zones and laser ablation pits from microanalytical sampling. Credit Yaakov Weiss The chemical mood of Earth’s mantle, its ...

Subthreshold depression (StD) is a mild form of depression, not strong enough for a clinical diagnosis, but still a warning sign for future mental health issues. Think of it as being on the edge of ...

For decades, metformin has been the go-to medication for type 2 diabetes, prescribed to millions worldwide. Yet despite its popularity, scientists have long puzzled over how exactly it works.

Caption:“Our system can turn a seemingly static, abstract image into an attention-catching animation,” says MIT PhD student Ticha Sethapakdi, a lead researcher on the FabObscura project. “The tool ...