Sponge makes robotic device a soft touch

A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists have found. Click here for…

Bubble, bubble, more earthquake trouble? Geoscientists study Alaska's Denali fault

Geochemists report findings from collected and analyzed helium and carbon isotopic data from springs along a…

Programmable 3D printed wound dressing could improve treatment for burn, cancer patients

Researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers. This new dressing…

How does dopamine regulate both learning and motivation?

A new study brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine:…

When pigeons dream

Dreams have been considered a hallmark of human sleep for a long time. Latest findings, however,…

First detection of secondary supermassive black hole in a well-known binary system

An international team of astronomers observed the second one of the two supermassive black holes circling…

Swarming microrobots self-organize into diverse patterns

A research collaboration between Cornell and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has found an…

The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought

Burning coal doesn’t only pollute the air. The resulting ash can leach toxic chemicals into the…

Electrical synapses in the neural network of insects found to have unexpected role in controlling flight power

A team of experimental neurobiologists and theoretical biologists has managed to solve a mystery that has…

Gene therapy produces long-term contraception in female domestic cats

Researchers have demonstrated that a single dose of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) gene therapy can induce long-term…