Using 'organs-on-a-chip' to model complicated diseases

Biological engineers have created a multitissue model that lets them study the relationships between different organs…

Black hole team discovers path to razor-sharp black hole images

A team of researchers have published new calculations that predict a striking and intricate substructure within…

Where you live may influence your baby's behavior

Infants from rural families tend to display negative emotions such as anger and frustration more frequently…

New telescope design could capture distant celestial objects with unprecedented detail

Researchers have designed a new camera that could allow hypertelescopes to image multiple stars at once.…

Ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels visualized by cryo-electron microscopy

Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions to flow in and out of cells, are…

Novel system allows untethered high-quality multi-player VR

Researchers created a new approach to VR that will allow multiple players to interact with the…

Late cretaceous dinosaur-dominated ecosystem

A topic of considerable interest to paleontologists is how dinosaur-dominated ecosystems were structured, how dinosaurs and…

Beetles changed their diet during the Cretaceous period

Like a snapshot, amber preserves bygone worlds. Paleontologists have now described four new beetle species in…

New telescope design could capture distant celestial objects with unprecedented detail

Researchers have designed a new camera that could allow hypertelescopes to image multiple stars at once.…

Model simulator helps researchers map complex physics phenomena

To understand the behavior of quantum particles, imagine a pinball game—but rather than one metal ball,…