New research finds that bonobo mothers take action to ensure their sons will become fathers. This…
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Why are gels elastic?
They’re in a range of consumer products — everything from toothpaste and yogurt to fabric softeners…
Staying in shape: How rod-shaped bacteria grow long, not wide
Researchers show how the rod-shaped bacteria Bacillus subtilis maintains its precise diameter while growing end to…
Resilience of Yellowstone's forests tested by unprecedented fire
Researchers describe what happens when Yellowstone — adapted to recurring fires every 100 to 300 years…
Superconductor's magnetic persona unmasked
In the pantheon of unconventional superconductors, iron selenide is a rock star. But new experiments by…
Professor rethinks living spaces for refugee camps
New technologies have made the world smaller. A professor of interior architecture asks how architects respond…
'Spider-like senses' could help autonomous machines see better
Researchers are building ‘spidey senses’ into the shells of autonomous cars and drones so that they…
New lens manufacturing technique
Researchers have developed a low-cost, easy way to make custom lenses that could help manufacturers avoid…
NASA's Juno Finds Changes in Jupiter's Magnetic Field
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter made the first definitive detection of a planetary magnetic…
Small asteroid explodes over Australia
An asteroid with an estimated diameter of 1.2 m (3.9 feet) streaked through the night sky…