Turning old maps into 3D digital models of lost neighborhoods

Imagine strapping on a virtual reality headset and ‘walking’ through a long-gone neighborhood in your city…

An unexpected doorway into the ear opens new possibilities for hearing restoration

Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear.  The discovery was…

NeuWS camera answers 'holy grail problem' in optical imaging

Engineers have demonstrated full-motion video camera technology that can ‘see’ through light-scattering media. The research could…

ALMA digs deeper into the mystery of planet formation

An international research team has observed disks around 19 protostars with a very high resolution to…

Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change

A new study finds that as rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the…

How urea may have been the gateway to life

Urea reacts extremely quickly under the conditions that existed when our planet was newly formed. This…

Octopus sleep is surprisingly similar to humans and contains a wake-like stage

Researchers have closely examined the brain activity and skin patterning in octopuses (Octopus laqueus) during active…

Cuttlefish camouflage: More than meets the eye

Researchers have shown that the way cuttlefish generate their camouflage pattern is much more complex than…

There may be good news about the oceans in a globally warmed world

An analysis of oxygen levels in Earth’s oceans may provide some rare, good news about the…

Starlight and the first black holes: researchers detect the host galaxies of quasars in the early universe

For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed starlight from two massive galaxies…