Browsing: Scientists

A new material makes lithium batteries longer-lasting and more efficient—great news for electric cars and clean energy storage. Batteries power…

Scientists have discovered hidden viruses in whales and orcas, revealing a secret side of ocean life no one had seen…

New research suggests Earth’s earliest sponges lacked skeletons, explaining why their origins appear older than the fossil record. Sponges are…

Certain foods may play an important role in protecting the body from dangerous bacterial infections. A new study from the…

Plants constantly balance taking in carbon dioxide with losing water through microscopic leaf pores, but watching this process unfold has…

Researchers have identified a newly recognized type of extremely energetic particles located in the Sun’s upper atmosphere, revealing a phenomenon…

Researchers have identified a brain protein whose absence leads to memory loss and Alzheimer’s-like damage in mice. Researchers at Johns…

Reconstructed ancient enzymes reveal how cannabis evolved specialized cannabinoid production while offering new tools for biotechnology and medicine. Where do…

New research broadens our understanding of how gray wolves interact with and influence aquatic habitats. On Prince of Wales Island,…

Liquids and solutions may look simple, but on the molecular scale they are constantly shifting and reorganizing. When sugar dissolves…

Researchers have unlocked a way to grow the immune system’s “conductors” from stem cells, bringing ready-made cancer-fighting therapies a big…

Deep inside a fossil-filled cave in the Dominican Republic, researchers uncovered evidence of an unexpected interaction between ancient owls and…

A chance observation of an unusual spider led scientists to identify a new parasitic mite species in Brazil. While sorting…

A hidden army of gut microbes can brew alcohol inside the body—and scientists may finally know how to stop it.…

The air around us may be carrying vastly more microscopic plastic than scientists ever realized. Over the last 20 years,…

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A…