More U.S. adults carrying loaded handguns daily, study finds

New research finds that the number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on…

An on-chip time-lens generates ultrafast pulses

Researchers have developed a high-performance, on-chip femtosecond pulse source using a time lens. Click…

Researchers design 'prodrug' that targets cancer cells' big appetite for glutamine, leaving healthy cells unharmed

Researchers have revamped an anti-cancer drug to better target cancer cells and leave healthy tissues unharmed. …

Light-matter interactions on sub-nanometer scales unlocked, leading to 'picophotonics'

Researchers have discovered new waves with picometer-scale spatial variations of electromagnetic fields which can propagate in…

How history can affect the success and failure of ecological restoration

Ecologists have shown that efforts to restore prairies can have vastly different outcomes in terms of…

Where humans live, microplastics end up in rivers

Scientists shows that human proximity is the best indicator of microplastics being found in the Meramec…

The ocean in a cup: Environmental DNA successfully captures marine biodiversity

Environmental DNA left behind by ocean animals can be measured to inventory the marine life in…

Are climate change and air pollution making neurologic diseases worse?

People with neurologic diseases like headache, dementia, multiple sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease may experience worsening…

Risk of seizures is higher after COVID-19 than after influenza, study finds

People who have a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the…

A NASA crew capsule is on its way to the moon

A NASA crew capsule is on a 25-day journey to the moon and back. NASA flight…