New hydrogel could transform wearable medical devices
A medical patch is supposed to protect skin, not suffocate it. Yet many of the materials used in…
Scientists discover a hidden molecular secret behind animal evolution
Movement defines life across the animal kingdom. From a fish cutting through water to a bird taking flight,…
Scientists use sound waves to create protective crystal coatings on crops
A team of researchers at RMIT University has developed a new coating method that sounds almost futuristic. Using…
Ancient fossil may reveal first-ever ‘right-handedness’ in the animal kingdom
Spriggina floundersi was only a few centimeters long and lived on the seafloor of what is now South…
Why Antarctica turned into an ice world millions of years before the Arctic
Thirty million years separate the freezing of Antarctica from the glaciation of the Arctic, and for decades that…
550-million-year-old fossil may reveal first-ever ‘right-handedness’ in the animal kingdom
Spriggina floundersi was no bigger than a few centimeters, lived on ancient seafloors in what is now South…
Scientists achieve the impossible by creating matter from empty space
Something has been lurking in empty space, and for the first time, physicists may have caught it leaving…
A cosmic gateway near Earth may connect us to other distant worlds
The solar system sits inside a vast pocket of hot, thin gas. However, that nearby structure has never…
Human brain cells may be far more powerful computers than scientists thought
For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human…
Scientists discover sugar molecules that predict disease years early
A quiet layer of biology is beginning to change how health is understood, and it sits on the…
Scientists unlock the secret role of ocean microbes in Earth’s climate
Beneath the ocean’s surface, an unseen system works without pause. Tiny microbes drift through the water, breaking down…
518-million-year-old fossil reveals where spider fangs came from
Spiders are famous for the business end of their bodies, the sharp mouthparts that seize prey and help…