Towering balloon-like features discovered near center of Milky Way

Astronomers have discovered one of the largest features ever observed in the center of the Milky…

New metamaterial morphs into new shapes, taking on new properties

Electrochemical reactions drive shape change in new nanoarchitected metamaterial. Click here for original story,…

Milestones on the way to the nuclear clock

For decades, people have been searching for suitable atomic nuclei for building an ultra-precise nuclear clock.…

Long before other fish, ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed

Researchers from the University of Chicago have used tools developed to explore 3-D movements and mechanics…

Scientists solve lingering mystery of poorly understood frog

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at McMaster University, has solved a centuries-old mystery…

Soils could be affected by climate change, impacting water and food

Coasts, oceans, ecosystems, weather and human health all face impacts from climate change, and now valuable…

Public support for gene drives in agriculture tied to limits

The first national survey inquiring about American attitudes toward agricultural gene drives—genetic modification techniques that can…

Students make neutrons dance beneath UC Berkeley campus

In an underground vault enclosed by six-foot concrete walls and accessed by a rolling, 25-ton concrete-and-steel…

We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying toward Earth

Astronomers have found a comet that seems to have come from beyond our solar system, which…

We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth

Astronomers have found a comet that seems to have come from beyond our solar system, which…