Medical 'microrobots' could one day treat bladder disease, other human illnesses

A team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a new class of…

Ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy: Watching molecules relax in real time

Designing the next generation of efficient energy conversion devices for powering our electronics and heating our…

Where do our limbs come from? Study uncovers new clues about the origin of paired appendages

An international collaboration that includes scientists from the University of Colorado School of Medicine has uncovered…

New method predicts extreme weather events more accurately

With the rise of extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent in our warming climate,…

Brazil builds 'rings of carbon dioxide' to simulate climate change in the Amazon

In the depths of the Amazon, Brazil is building an otherworldly structure—a complex of towers arrayed…

Ligand-nanocrystal interactions under visible light irradiation

When designing optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells, photocatalysts, and photodetectors, scientists usually prioritize materials that…

Ancient humans may have paused in Arabia for 30,000 years on their way out of Africa

Most scientists agree modern humans developed in Africa, more than 200,000 years ago, and that a…

Anthropocene 'sixth mass extinction' event predicted to be worse than previously thought

A trio of macro-biologists and life scientists, two with Queen’s University Belfast and the third with…

How global flows of toxic mercury impact human health

Almost half of mercury exposure comes from mercury embedded in global trade, according to an analysis…

Quantum matter breakthrough: Tuning density waves

Scientists at EPFL have found a new way to create a crystalline structure called a “density…