science
Japan team maps ‘semi-infinite’ rare earth reserves
Japanese researchers have mapped vast reserves of rare earth elements in deep-sea mud, enough to feed global demand on a "semi-infinite basis," according to...
A cosmic gorilla effect could blind the detection of aliens
A well-known experiment with young people bouncing a ball showed that when an observer focuses on counting the passes, he does not detect if...
Dense stellar clusters may foster black hole megamergers
When LIGO's twin detectors first picked up faint wobbles in their respective, identical mirrors, the signal didn't just provide first direct detection of gravitational...
Tiny distortions in universe’s oldest light reveal clearer picture of strands...
Scientists have decoded faint distortions in the patterns of the universe's earliest light to map huge tubelike structures invisible to our eyes – known...
Tiny nanomachine successfully completes test drive
Together with colleagues from the USA, scientists from the University of Bonn and the research institute Caesar in Bonn have used nanostructures to construct...
Paralyzed patient feels sensation again
For the first time, scientists at Caltech have induced natural sensations in the arm of a paralyzed man by stimulating a certain region of...
New device modulates light and amplifies tiny signals
Imagine a single particle, only one-tenth the diameter of a bacterium, whose miniscule jiggles induce sustained vibrations in an entire mechanical device some 50...
Food packaging could be negatively affecting nutrient absorption in your body
Food packaging could be negatively affecting the way in which your digestive tract operates, according to new research by faculty and students at Binghamton...
Characterising the structure of self-assembling organic molecules on the surface of...
A large collaboration led by scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland has used a powerful new approach to overcome the...
Virus’s ‘taste’ for unusual sugar could lead to new cancer treatments
The way in which a rare virus attacks cells could hold the key to new therapies for aggressive brain and lung cancers, according to...
Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution
Highly mobile eyebrows that can be used to express a wide range of subtle emotions may have played a crucial role in human survival,...
