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Laser light generates and probes sound waves in the core of a fiber optic waveguide. Credit: Yale University Yale scientists have shown how to enhance...

Ever wondered how the fate of champagne bubbles from their birth to their death with a pop enhances our perception of aromas? These concerns,...

The illustration shows cross-sections of a reindeer nose. It clearly shows the complex structure of the nose, which looks like the cross section of...

Researchers have found that sunlight, through a mechanism separate than vitamin D production, energizes T cells that play a central role in human immunity.Image...

Image Credit: Flickr/Sharon Sinclair Heart-related deaths spike during Christmas, but the effect may have nothing to do with the cold winter season, according to new...

Credit: Caltech Caltech biologist Markus Meister is disputing recent research claiming to have solved what he describes as "the last true mystery of sensory biology"—the...

Tetraneutron. Credit: Andrey Shirokov A research team at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, using new interaction between neutrons, has theoretically justified the low-energy tertaneutron resonance...

An illustration of aquaporin's effect on cells. Credit: M. Shapiro Laboratory/Caltech Genes tell cells what to do—for example, when to repair DNA mistakes or when...

Using ultrafast imaging of moving energy in photosynthesis, scientists have determined the speed of crucial processes for the first time. This should help scientists understand...

Distribution of the atmospheric ammonia concentration in June, July, and August 2008 at 15 km height as observed by MIPAS. Bright areas are measurement...

As Limusaurus grew from adolescent to adult, it lost its teeth and did not grow a new set.Credit: George Washington University Researchers have discovered that...