Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have unlocked the secret behind how female sawflies make such specific cuts.

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, ...

Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and ...

Focusing on an enzyme in yeast, they demonstrated how contrasts in atomic scale motions impact their function. The method ...

In recent decades, technological advances have significantly expanded the capabilities of TEM instruments, making them more ...

A never-before-seen tubes inside bacteria may hold the key to protecting oranges, lemons, and limes from the damaging citrus ...

The intersection of biology and computer science is yielding exciting breakthroughs. A new research project, led by Georgia ...

On days when wildfire smoke is bad, it looks like Chicago is covered in fog. The iconic city skyline disappears in a hazy sea of grays and blues. It’s hard to even see buildings a couple of blocks ...

In two recent studies, researchers at the US Department of Energy (DoE)’s Argonne National Laboratory used X-ray diffraction ...

Black-and-white images of pom-pom–like clusters, semi-translucent fields of tiny dark gray stars on a pale background, and ...

Copper smelters once used iron oxide to refine copper, unintentionally advancing the path toward iron metallurgy. Research conducted at Cranfield University provides new insight into the shift from ...

Steel has underpinned modern life for centuries, but it comes at an expensive cost. The industry is responsible for nearly 7 ...