Tiny human heart organoids open the door to safer, faster drug discovery
Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared.…
67 million-year-old fossil reveals the origin of freshwater fish hearing
A tiny fossil fish from Alberta is forcing scientists to rethink a story that has sat quietly in…
Spray on polymer shield helps plants fight bacteria and survive drought
On a warming planet, your food supply depends on crops that can survive heat, drought and fast spreading…
Tiny flapping drone matches insect speed with an AI brain
Tiny drones could one day crawl through collapsed buildings to help find survivors after earthquakes. These micro-robots, inspired…
Black sea microbes stop potent nitrous oxide gas from escaping into the air we breathe
Far below the surface of the Black Sea, in water that never sees daylight and holds almost no…
Ocean storms under Antarctic ice found to rapidly boost melting
Scientists have uncovered a new threat hiding under the floating edges of Antarctica: fast moving, stormlike swirls of…
Scientists discover a stress clock in the brain that ticks every hour
Stress is not simply a response to acute stressful episodes. It occurs in the brain where a natural…
ALMA detector reveals how the universe builds its largest and brightest stars
The night sky may look calm, but behind the glowing points of light lies a violent and complex…
Astronomers solve the mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface
The mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface has long puzzled scientists.…
Scientists discover the secret to keeping your biological clock on track
As sunlight filters through your window each morning, a quiet, powerful rhythm pulses inside your body. This inner…
Scientists develop reusable air filter that mimics the human nose
Air pollution isn’t always visible, but it affects nearly every breath taken indoors. Floating in the air are…
New discovery could change the way future rovers are designed and tested
As space agencies race to set foot on the Moon, Mars, and elsewhere, a not-so-glamorous problem could be…