Taking the measure of glycans

When Lorna De Leoz invited laboratories to participate in her glycomics study, she hoped for 20…

Astronomers say SpaceX's satellites are too bright in the sky. Friday's launch will try to fix that

They were seen sparkling across the skies of Montana right around Christmas: a tidy row of…

Flexible photonic crystal from liquid thin-film metasurface

Photonic crystals are predicted to be one of the wonders of the 21st century. In the…

You've likely never heard of the world's greatest ocean migration. Satellite data is helping scientists study it

The greatest animal migration on Earth is likely something you never heard of and few have…

A close look at thin ice

On frigid days, water vapor in the air can transform directly into solid ice, depositing a…

Starry eyes on the reef: Color-changing brittle stars can see

Scientists have shown for the first time that brittle stars use vision to guide them through…

What is the future of Washington state's forests? Endangered marbled murrelet seabird caught in fight

Nobody’s happy about the latest plans for Washington’s forest lands. Click here for original…

Terrorists could make a 'dirty bomb' from this common medical device; why regulators won't act

Scientific experts warned Congress more than a decade ago that just four teaspoons of radioactive cesium-137—if…

Switching tracks: Reversing electrons' course through nature's solar cells

Think of a train coming down the tracks to a switch point where it could go…

UNC expert helps treat astronaut's blood clot during NASA mission

“My first reaction when NASA reached out to me was to ask if I could visit…