Pre-programmed microfluidic systems offer new control capabilities

Microfluidic systems have the power to revolutionize medicine, energy, electronics and even space exploration. But the…

Evolving alongside other bacteria keeps hospital bug potent

Bacteria that evolve in natural environments—rather than laboratory tests—may become resistant to phage treatments without losing…

First identification of a heavy element born from neutron star collision

For the first time, a freshly made heavy element, strontium, has been detected in space, in…

The earliest well-preserved tetrapod may never have left the water

Superbly preserved fossils from Russia, excavated by an international team and reported in the journal Nature,…

Scientists build a nanocage with antiaromatic walls

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Copenhagen have…

Building blocks of all life gain new understanding

New research on an enzyme that is essential for photosynthesis and all life on earth has…

Study provides framework for one billion years of green plant evolution

Gene sequences for more than 1100 plant species have been released by an international consortium of…

The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull

Designating rocks just a few kilometres across as moons is misleading and ridiculous. We need to…

Spot six planets in the sky this week: Mercury, Mars, Uranus and more

Late October is a great time to spot planets, says Abigail Beall, and with a few…

Don’t miss: Sleepless nights, ephemeral worlds and telepathic terrors

This week, endure entrancing, always-on art, learn about the planets that never were and watch a…