Click beetles inspire design of self-righting robots
Click beetles can jump without the aid of their limbs when they are tipped onto their backsides. A team of University of Illinois researchers...
From a heart in a backpack to a heart transplant
After living more than a year with a wearable total artificial heart device, Stan Larkin, 25, returned to the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular...
Winter cold extremes linked to high-altitude polar vortex weakening
Will extremely cold winters become more common in North America and Russia?
Credit: © petrrunjela / Fotolia
When the strong winds that circle the Arctic slacken,...
Health benefits of olives and olive oil
Olive oil.
Credit: © Dušan Zidar / Fotolia
The health benefits of olives -- and associated natural products such as olive oil -- have long been...
Light on exoplanets may be quite different from Earth: Different photosynthesis?
Artists impressions of a habitable planet around M-dwarfs (left) and primordial Earth (right). The surface of M-dwarf planet is illuminated by visible light. On...
Are we being watched? Tens of other worlds could spot the Earth
Image showing where transits of our solar system planets can be observed. Each line represents where one of the planets could be seen to...
Rapid imaging of granular matter
Researchers at ETH have used magnetic resonance imaging to make bubbles visible inside granular media through which a gas flows (left). The velocities of...
New analysis explains role of defects in metal oxides
In this diagram, the atomic lattice of a crystal of barium oxide is depicted, with atoms of oxygen and barium represented by red and...
Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences
This is low flow in a stream. Non-extreme rainfall is essential for maintaining ecosystem functions.
Credit: Praveen Kumar
Extreme floods and droughts receive a lot of...
Tiny electrically pumped micro-lasers epitaxially grown on industry standard silicon substrates
Schematic of the electrically pumped quantum dot micro-ring laser.
Credit: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, HKUST
Decades ago, the Moore's law predicted that the number...
Surprising discovery: How the African tsetse fly really drinks your blood
This is a close-up of a tsetse fly.
Credit: University of Bristol
Researchers at the University of Bristol have been taking a close-up look at the...
