New metamaterial morphs into new shapes, taking on new properties

A newly developed type of architected metamaterial has the ability to change shape in a tunable…

Long before other fish, ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed

Researchers from the University of Chicago have used tools developed to explore 3-D movements and mechanics…

Scientists solve lingering mystery of poorly understood frog

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at McMaster University, has solved a centuries-old mystery…

Soils could be affected by climate change, impacting water and food

Coasts, oceans, ecosystems, weather and human health all face impacts from climate change, and now valuable…

Public support for gene drives in agriculture tied to limits

The first national survey inquiring about American attitudes toward agricultural gene drives—genetic modification techniques that can…

Students make neutrons dance beneath UC Berkeley campus

In an underground vault enclosed by six-foot concrete walls and accessed by a rolling, 25-ton concrete-and-steel…

Invasion of the Japanese stiltgrass: WVU biologist targets plant that wreaks havoc

To the casual observer, Japanese stiltgrass appears as a harmless, leafy green plant that blends into…

Early humans used tiny, flint 'surgical' tools to butcher elephants

The Acheulian culture endured in the Levant for over a million years during the Lower Paleolithic…

Corn one step closer to bacterial leaf streak resistance

Bacterial leaf streak, a foliar disease in corn, has only been in the United States for…

Half-a-billion-year-old tiny predator unveils the rise of scorpions and spiders

Two palaeontologists working on the world-renowned Burgess Shale have revealed a new species, called Mollisonia plenovenatrix,…