Making a connection: Two ways that fault segments may overcome their separation

In complex fault zones, multiple seemingly disconnected faults can potentially rupture at once, increasing the chance…

The evolution of color: Team shows how butterfly wings can shift in hue

A selective mating experiment by a curious butterfly breeder has led scientists to a deeper understanding…

Wild tomato resistance to bacterial canker has implications for commercial tomato industry

Bacterial canker of tomato is a disease that leads to wilt, cankers, and eventually death. The…

Chemists 'program' liquid crystalline elastomers to replicate complex twisting action simply with the use of light

The twisting and bending capabilities of the human muscle system enable a varied and dynamic range…

Personalized microrobots swim through biological barriers, deliver drugs to cells

Tiny biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to…

Disagreements help team perception, study finds

Team disagreements might be the key to helping soldiers identify objects in battle, researchers say. While…

NASA study adds a pinch of salt to El Niño models

When modeling the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ocean-climate cycle, adding satellite sea surface salinity—or saltiness—data significantly…

Magnetic monopoles detected in Kagome spin ice systems

Magnetic monopoles are actually impossible. At low temperatures, however, certain crystals can contain so-called quasi-particles that…

The evolution of color: How butterfly wings can shift in hue

A selective mating experiment by a curious butterfly breeder has led scientists to a deeper understanding…

Frank Hill Retires from National Solar Observatory

Frank Hill Retires from National Solar Observatory Click here for original story, Frank Hill…