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New, functional brain cells replace those destroyed by stroke in animals. Here, cells are in various stages of maturity: immature cells are green, more...

LLNL scientists synthesized a long sought-after five-ring nitrogen compound under pressure starting from a mixture of cesium azide (CsN3) and molecular nitrogen. Credit: Adam...

Multiresistant bacteria Scientists around the world are working hard to win the battle against multi-resistant bacteria. A new publication from the BASP Centre, University...

Microscopic image of one of the bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide samples the scientists studied using a new high-speed imaging technique. Color changes show...

Credit: Georgetown University Sunlight allows us to make vitamin D, credited with healthier living, but a surprise research finding could reveal another powerful benefit of...

Surface burning of oil slicks during the Deepwater Horizon event. Credit: David Valentine The oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion and...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), as captured in phenomenal panorama from 5,000 meters at Chilean Altiplano -- the highlands of the Andes Mountains....

Picture of nerve cells dying in the brain of prion-diseased mice. The nerves are stained pink and can be seen dying in the CA1...

Harvard researchers used mathematical modeling to optimize the design of an actuator to perform biologically inspired motions. Credit: Harvard SEAS Designing a soft robot to...

Normal and cancerous brain cells interfaced with graphene show different activity levels under Raman imaging.Image Credit:UIC/Vikas Berry What can't graphene do? You can scratch "detect...

This is an artist's rendering of Tingmiatornis arctica, the new prehistoric bird species discovered by scientists at the University of Rochester.Credit: Artist rendering by...