Seeing antibiotics in action inside a pathogenic bacterium

New research shows at atomic detail how antibiotics affect the process of protein production inside bacteria.…

Active matter, curved spaces: Mini robots learn to 'swim' on stretchy surfaces

Physicists are using small wheeled robots to better understand these indirect mechanical interactions, how they play…

Lunar glass shows Moon asteroid impacts mirrored on Earth

A research team has found asteroid impacts on the Moon millions of years ago coincided precisely…

Robotic drug capsule can deliver drugs to gut

A new drug capsule can help large proteins such as insulin and small-molecule drugs be absorbed…

Stress has an odor and dogs can smell it

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study has found. …

System to create bioplastics

A team of scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide, CO2, to produce biodegradable…

Fluidic circuits add analog options for controlling soft robots

Robotics researchers, engineers and materials scientists showed it is possible to make programmable, nonelectronic circuits that…

Detailing a disastrous autumn day in ancient Italy

The Plinian eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 4,000 years ago — 2,000 years before the one…

New evidence for liquid water beneath the south polar ice cap of Mars

An international team of researchers has revealed new evidence for the possible existence of liquid water…

Ozone pollution threatens plant health and makes it harder for pollinators to find flowers

Over the past decades, rising levels of ozone pollution have been interrupting pollination, impacting the livelihood…