New species of early dinosaur described from South Africa

A new dinosaur species has been discovered after laying misidentified in a museum collection for 30…

Novel networking

As a new joint appointee at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Eden Figueroa…

Paper trail leads to heart valve discoveries

Paper is at the heart of an experimental device developed by Rice University bioengineers to study…

A new UK astronomy instrument is set for Mexico

A new instrument to help astronomers understand how stars are born is bound for the Large…

A new lens for life-searching space telescopes

The University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory is a world leader in the production…

A sphere of colour

This image shows a snippet of the Sun up close, revealing a golden surface marked by…

Lessons of conventional imaging let scientists see around corners

Along with flying and invisibility, high on the list of every child’s aspirational superpowers is the…

Scientists create artificial catalysts inspired by living enzymes

All living organisms depend on enzymes—molecules that speed up biochemical reactions that are essential for life. …

Researchers embrace imperfection to improve biomolecule transport

While watching the production of porous membranes used for DNA sorting and sequencing, University of Illinois…

It would take 50 million years to recover New Zealand's lost bird species

Half of New Zealand’s birds have gone extinct since humans arrived on the islands. Many more…