Next generation of optical tweezers

Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that could pave the way for the next generation…

Scientists crack genome of superfood seaweed, ito-mozuku

For the first time, researchers unveil the genome of ito-mozuku (Nemacystus decipiens), the popular Japanese brown…

Scientists use a blender to reveal what’s in our smartphones

Scientists blended an entire smartphone to dust before conducting a chemical analysis of the dissolved results…

Quasar jets confuse orbital telescope

Astrophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian…

Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines

As Lyft and Uber race toward IPOs this spring, Americans are relying on the ride-hailing services…

Project recruits help from citizen scientists to classify seismic events

Seismology has a Big Data problem. Northwestern University seismologists think everyday citizens are the solution.

Research finds some shark deterrents don’t work as well

Shark researchers from The University of Western Australia have found that one of the personal shark…

Strong planetary magnetic fields like Earth’s may protect oceans from stellar storms

A study by scientists at ANU on the magnetic fields of planets has found that most…

Trade-offs in adaptive anatomy: Vinegar fly species have good vision or olfaction, but not both

A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has systematically studied and…

ALMA observes the formation sites of solar-system-like planets

Researchers have spotted the formation sites of planets around a young star resembling the sun. Two…