Tissue chips rocket to International Space Station

Scientists have recently sent tissue chips, a research technology that reflects the human body, into space.…

New butterfly named for pioneering 17th-century entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian

More than two centuries before initiatives to increase the number of women in STEM fields, Maria…

Friend or foe? Brain area that controls social memory also triggers aggression

Scientists have identified a brain region that helps tell an animal when to attack an intruder…

Flint, Michigan lead crisis should have buried the city in water bottles. So, why didn’t it?

The Flint, Michigan lead crisis should have buried the city in waste. A case study investigates…

Enhancing our vision of the past

Scientists have advanced our understanding of how ancient animals saw the world by combining the study…

Drug wholesalers drove fentanyl’s deadly rise, study shows

Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid implicated in nearly 29,000 overdose deaths in the United States last…

Science: High pressure orders electrons

High-temperature superconductors can transport electrical energy without resistance. Researchers have carried out high-resolution inelastic x-ray scattering…

Molecular adlayer produced by dissolving water-insoluble nanographene in water

Even though nanographene is insoluble in water and organic solvents, researchers have found a way to…

Potential role of bioaerosol sampling in disease surveillance

A pilot study shows that non-invasive bioaerosol sampling and molecular diagnostics can detect respiratory viruses in…

High lead levels found in some spices purchased abroad: New York City cases

Investigations of lead poisoning cases in New York City have found high levels of lead in…