See flower cells in 3-D: No electron microscopy required
A mature flower of Saltugilia caruifolia (left), accompanied with a microscopic view of the petal lobes (right) showing the 3-D cell structure, which has...
Using the force: Powerful new technique reveals mechanical environment of cells in their natural...
By exposing a magnetically responsive droplet (purple) to a magnetic field, the scientists are able to exert pressure on the surrounding embryonic cells in...
Research shows importance of remote cameras as biodiversity tools
This is a grizzly bear in Canadian Rockies.
Credit: Image courtesy of Robin Steenweg
University of Montana doctoral candidate Robin Steenweg shows how remote cameras can...
Bioengineered human livers mimic natural development
This bright-field microscopic image shows a three-day-old human liver organoid grown by scientists who report research results in Nature. The tiny liver -- suspended...
Eyes in the sky reveal extent of gray seal recovery
Snow and ice cover can camouflage seals, making it more difficult for scientists to estimate the animals' populations with accuracy.
Credit: Duke University
Using research drones,...
3-D printed tensegrity objects capable of dramatic shape change
Glaucio Paulino, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Jerry Qi, a professor in the George W. Woodruff School...
Chaotically magnetized cloud is no place to build a star, or is it?
This is an artist impression of chaotic magnetic field lines very near a newly emerging protostar.
Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF; D. Berry
For decades, scientists thought that the...
Wireless charging of moving electric vehicles overcomes major hurdle
Professor Shanhui Fan (left) and graduate student Sid Assawaworrarit have developed a device that can wirelessly charge a moving object at close range. The...
Brazilian carnivorous mammal-like reptile fossil may be new Aleodon species
This is an artistic reconstruction and skeleton made by Voltaire Paes Neto.
Credit: Voltaire Paes Neto; CC-BY
Some Late Triassic Brazilian fossils of mammal-like reptiles, previously...
Hydroelectric dams may jeopardize the Amazon’s future
Map depicting the Amazon's 19 sub-basins and the existing or under construction (green) and planned (yellow) hydroelectric dams.
Credit: Illustration by Edgardo Latrubesse
Hundreds of built...
Novel recycling methods: Fluorescent fingerprint of plastics
The new technique, which is the subject of a patent application, involves exposing particles of plastic to a brief flash of light which causes...
