Caught on video: Watch the 'trash fish' of the American South vacuum up its prey

The alligator gar, a toothy, narrow-snouted fish that resembles its namesake reptile, is the largest, native,…

Researchers realize world's thinnest optical hologram with 2-D material monolayer

Missouri S&T researchers are demonstrating a new concept to reconstruct holographic images by using a single…

When corporations respond to terror attacks with acts of kindness—and when they don't

In November 2015, when terrorists armed with firearms and explosives killed 130 people in Paris, France,…

Hand gestures point towards the origins of language

Communication gestures used by humans and our primate relatives are providing clues about how our species’…

What's driving more women to drink?

More women are drinking alcohol and an Iowa State University research team is working to understand…

New hydrogels show promise in treating bone defects

Bioengineers and dentists from the UCLA School of Dentistry have developed a new hydrogel that is…

Lord of the flies: Competition breeds a better ejaculate

Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that male fruit flies adjust their seminal fluid…

Physicists design an experiment to pin down the origin of the elements

Nearly all of the oxygen in our universe is forged in the bellies of massive stars…

Watching electrons using extreme ultraviolet light

A new technique developed by a team at MIT can map the complete electronic band structure…

Boosting computing power for the future of particle physics

A new machine learning technology tested by an international team of scientists including MIT Assistant Professor…