science

Molecules that are involved in photosynthesis exhibit the same quantum effects as non-living matter, concludes an international team of scientists including University of Groningen...

Nanostructures are the holy grail of new materials. The wonder material graphene, for example, is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a...

Many natural organisms have the ability to repair themselves. Now, manufactured machines will be able to mimic this property. In findings published this week...

A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit, is the first...

Artificial cells that release materials when exposed to light have been embedded in a durable membrane, allowing chemical reactions to be controlled. These structures could...

Nanoparticles derived from tea leaves inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells, destroying up to 80% of them, new research by a joint Swansea...

Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second deadliest cancer in the United States by 2030. It is tough to cure because it is...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their collaborators have developed a technique that allows them to speed up or...

Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and moves them. The watery creation could lead to...

A Yale-led research group has created the most detailed maps yet of a vast seedbed of stars similar to Earth's Sun. The maps provide unprecedented...

The first whole-genome analyses of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia reveal that there were at least three major waves of human migration into...