Team develops robust molecular propeller for unidirectional rotations

A team of scientists from Ohio University, Argonne National Laboratory, Universitié de Toulouse in France and…

Book traces rise of 'free enterprise' as cornerstone of conservatism

Warning of “an attack on the American free enterprise system,” Lewis F. Powell Jr.’s 1971 memo…

African elephants demonstrate movements that vary in response to ecological change

Wild African elephants, known for their intelligence, show markedly different movements and reactions to the same…

Earth's future is being written in fast-melting Greenland

This is where Earth’s refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to…

The journey of pollen and the process of pollen dispersal

For allergy sufferers, the pollination period is a tough time, whereas for plants it is the…

Scientists find way to cut nanoparticle toxicity levels

Bioengineers and biophysicists from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical…

Enabling longer space missions

The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing has reignited interest in space travel. However,…

Meet the 'rock star' frog breeder vying to save Southern California's rarest amphibian

It was happy hour at the “Frog Shack,” a tiny building at the Los Angeles Zoo…

Microbes on the menu for bee larvae

Bees only feast on nectar and pollen, right? Click here for original story, Microbes…

Scientists discover star dust in Antarctic snow

A team of scientists hauled 500 kilograms of fresh snow back from Antarctica, melted it, and…