The medicine of the future could be artificial life forms

Imagine a life form that doesn’t resemble any of the organisms found on the tree of…

Scientists discover the highest energy gamma-rays ever from a pulsar

Scientists have detected the highest energy gamma rays ever from a dead star called a pulsar.…

Physicists find evidence for magnetically bound excitons

Physicists have experimentally detected how so-called Hubbard excitons form in real-time.  Click here for…

Plot thickens in hunt for ninth planet

A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations inspiring the hunt for a…

Increased deep sleep benefits your heart

Researchers play ultra-brief tones to stimulate the brain during deep sleep. This stimulation improves cardiac output…

New findings pave the way for hearing loss therapies

As we age, many of us will eventually need hearing aids. In some cases, the reason…

Successful morphing of inorganic perovskites without damaging their functional properties

A research team has successfully morphed all-inorganic perovskites at room temperature without compromising their functional properties.…

And then there were 6 — kinds of taste, that is

Scholars have discovered evidence of a sixth basic taste. The tongue responds to ammonium chloride, a popular…

Climate intervention technologies may create winners and losers in world food supply

A technology being studied to curb climate change – one that could be put in place…

Ruffed grouse population more resilient than expected, genetic study finds

Despite decades of decline, a genetic analysis of ruffed grouse reveals that Pennsylvania’s state bird harbors…