How do fruit flies see in color? Study uncovers human-like brain circuit at work

Columbia scientists have identified a brain circuit that drives fruit flies’ ability to see in color—and…

Scientists recommend a customized regional climate model over Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has experienced impacts of climate change in recent decades, including rising temperatures and increasing…

Nanomaterial fabric destroys nerve agents in battlefield-relevant conditions

Northwestern University scientists have successfully combined a nanomaterial effective at destroying toxic nerve agents with textile…

Greening at high latitudes may inhibit the expansion of midlatitude deserts

Desertification has always been a serious challenge for human beings, especially in arid and semi-arid regions.…

Illuminating the world of nanoparticles

Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have developed a light-based…

Model shows Welsh language in no danger of extinction but te reo Māori is on its way out

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in New Zealand has developed a mathematical model…

WHOI underwater robot takes first-known automated sample from ocean

WHOI’s robot, Nereid Under Ice (NUI), samples a patch of sediment from the mineral-rich floor of…

A breath of fresh air for longer-running batteries

DGIST researchers are improving the performance of lithium-air batteries, bringing us closer to electric cars that…

Coordination by remote control

Protein filament systems within cells are subject to constant reorganization, which is in part mediated by…

A way to increase structural stability in strained halide perovskites

A team of researchers from the U.S., Saudi Arabia and Australia has structurally stabilized halide perovskites…