'Ring of fire' solar eclipse to dim Africa, Asia

Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China…

New research hints at the presence of unconventional galaxies containing two black holes

A Clemson University scientist has joined forces with an international team of astronomers to identify periodic…

Teaching physics to neural networks removes 'chaos blindness'

Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered that teaching physics to neural networks enables those…

Video: How tear gas affects your body

2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the most common tear gases used in…

A new social role for echolocation in bats that hunt together

Searching for food at night can be tricky. To find prey in the dark, bats use…

Ancient societies hold lessons for modern cities

Today’s modern cities, from Denver to Dubai, could learn a thing or two from the ancient…

NASA observes large Saharan dust plume over Atlantic ocean

NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP satellite observed a huge Saharan dust plume streaming over the North Atlantic Ocean,…

Polymers can fine-tune attractions between suspended nanocubes

Colloids are complex mixtures in which microscopic particles of one substance are suspended evenly throughout another.…

Is teleportation possible? Yes, in the quantum world

“Beam me up” is one of the most famous catchphrases from the Star Trek series. It…

Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them

Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC) developed a…