Jumpin' Jehoshapat! New grasshopper-like material can leap 200 times its own thickness

If you plop these thin wafers, made up of several layers of a stretchy material called…

New study shows 'self-cleaning' of marine atmosphere

Scientists have shed new light on the ‘self-cleaning’ capacity of the atmosphere. Click here…

Microelectronics give researchers a remote control for biological robots

First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new…

Good news for athletes who are slow to recover from concussion

A new study suggests that athletes who recover more slowly from concussion may be able to…

Does the risk of stroke from common risk factors change as people age?

High blood pressure and diabetes are known risk factors for stroke, but now a new study…

Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way

Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The new…

How was the solar system formed? The Ryugu asteroid is helping us learn

Our solar system is estimated to be about 4.57 billion years old. Previous analyses of ancient…

Experimental HIV vaccine regimen safe but ineffective

An investigational HIV vaccine regimen tested among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender…

Revealing the thermal heat dance of magnetic domains

Everyone knows that holding two magnets together will lead to one of two results: they stick…

Simple laser treatments may help prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer

In a study of patients with a history of facial keratinocyte carcinoma, 20.9% of those treated…