Ultrasound helmet reaches deep into the brain without surgery
For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without…
Coral reefs have helped control earth’s climate for 250 million years
For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before…
NASA satellites help scientists observe how rivers carve the Earth
A satellite built to measure Earth’s water has started answering a different kind of question. “What’s the shape…
Scientists convert cigarette butts into new material for fast, durable energy storage
Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to…
Researchers discover massive hydrogen system beneath the Pacific Ocean
Far below the surface of the western Pacific Ocean, scientists have uncovered a geological system that reshapes how…
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…