Pollution and winter linked with rise in heart attack treatment

Heavily polluted areas have a higher rate of angioplasty procedures to treat blocked arteries than areas…

Big brains or big guts: Choose one

A global study comparing 2,062 birds finds that, in highly variable environments, birds tend to have…

Videos of chemical synthesis at atomic resolution achieved

For the first time, researchers have managed to view previously inaccessible details of certain chemical processes.…

Researchers analyze use of social media to influence politics during uprising

When the people of Puerto Rico took to the streets after a series of government corruption…

Detraction-free light-matter interaction

An efficient light-matter interface might constitute the foundation of quantum communication. However, certain structures that are…

Using CRISPR to program gels with new functions

The CRISPR genome-editing system is best-known for its potential to correct disease-causing mutations and add new…

After using tools, crows behave more optimistically, study suggests

It’s no secret crows are smart. They’re notorious for frustrating attempts to keep them from tearing…

Q&A: Scientist models exoplanet's atmosphere

In the search for life beyond our galaxy, many scientists have their eyes turned toward orbs…

'I will give my last drop of blood for this forest'

Members of Brazil’s Mura tribe vow to defend their land, as wildfires rage in the Amazon…

Complex quantum teleportation achieved for the first time

Austrian and Chinese scientists have succeeded in teleporting three-dimensional quantum states for the first time. High-dimensional…