How the brain suppresses the act of revenge

Researchers have developed an economic game in which a participant is confronted with the fair behavior…

CasPER — a new method for diversification of enzymes

Scientists have invented a new method that allows for flexible engineering of essential and nonessential enzymes…

Stars memorize rebirth of our home galaxy

The Milky Way has died once before and we are now in what is considered its…

Closing treatment gaps critical to ending the U.S. HIV epidemic, experts say

Daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) that suppresses HIV to levels undetectable by standard blood tests is lifesaving…

Bigger proteins, stronger threads: Synthetic spider silk

Scientists have, for the first time, created a biosynthetic spider silk that behaves like the real…

Quantum leap for Einstein’s scientific principle

How Einstein's equivalence principle extends to the quantum world has been puzzling physicists for decades, but…

Making light work of quantum computing

Light may be the missing ingredient in making usable quantum silicon computer chips, according to researchers.…

Nanobot pumps destroy nerve agents

Once in the territory of science fiction, 'nanobots' are closer than ever to becoming a reality,…

Portable freshwater harvester could draw up to 10 gallons per hour from the air

For thousands of years, people in the Middle East and South America have extracted water from…

Gut bacteria provide key to making universal blood

Blood banks around the world are continually in need of type O blood, which can be…