New research uncovers key factor controlling ear development at early stages

A new King’s-led study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has found…

Do wolves sleep like dogs?

Researchers at the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, have measured the sleep of…

Researchers capture first images of antibody attacking neuron receptor

Using UT Southwestern’s Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility, researchers for the first time have captured images of an…

Plankton will store more carbon as Earth's climate warms, but storage beyond the end of the century is uncertain

The amount of carbon stored by microscopic plankton will increase in the coming century, predict researchers…

Free-space light coupling using curved micromirrors

Micromirrors are micrometer-scale mirrors that are widely used in many applications, mainly in optical-fiber telecommunications, optical…

Report highlights lessons to be learned from schools' COVID response

Far from taking a back seat during the COVID pandemic, teachers found themselves leading the way. …

Soft but tough: Biohybrid material performs like cartilage

Producing biomaterials that match the performance of cartilage and tendons has been an elusive goal for…

New hawk moth species are among the smallest ever discovered

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world.…

Efficient, stable, and eco-friendly thermoelectric material discovered

Waste heat is a promising source of energy conservation and reuse, by means of converting this…

Flashing creates hard-to-get 2D boron nitride

Rice University scientists who “flash” materials to synthesize substances like graphene have turned their attention to…