Perpendicular switching of polarization in layered ferroelectrics
Lines, M. E. & Glass, A. M. Principles and Applications of Ferroelectrics and Related Materials (Oxford Univ. Press,…
When should you treat a fever? Evolution holds the answer
Force of Nature: Understanding Evolution’s Deepest Logic — and Putting It to Use Owen D. Jones W. W.…
Fertility clinics are offering young mitochondria in controversial fertility technique
A needle approaches an egg cell (purple) during in vitro fertilization, which some clinics are offering in combination…
Coastal flooding at predictable hours
Why do coastal floods favor certain hours? Coastal water levels are strongly shaped by tidal dynamics, particularly by…
All living things emit a faint glow. Could this light be useful?
In 2025, quantum physicist Daniel Oblak and his colleagues published images of mice that made headlines around the…
Researchers are building computers that run on brain organoids — but have neglected a major ethical issue
The workings of the brain are often compared to those of a computer. Some researchers are testing this…
Bizarre CRISPR enzyme kills cancer cells by shredding their DNA
A bacterial enzyme that indiscriminately slashes DNA (artist’s illustration) has been harnessed to kill cancer cells. Credit: KTSDesign/Science…
Humanity spoke thousands of languages at the dawn of farming — now many of them are lost
The Rosetta Stone helped experts learn to read Egyptian hieroglyphs.Credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Humanity might once have spoken…
Versatile electronic phases enabled by intertwined multiple frustrations in an antiferromagnetic two-dimensional semimetal
We first identify magnetically driven charge orders from STM measurements performed across the AF transition at TN ≈ 1.5 K under…
AI-redesigned starting points and outcomes enhance protein evolution
General methods Antibiotics from Gold Biotechnology were prepared in 1,000× stock solutions in water unless otherwise indicated: chloramphenicol…
Could small-team science be dying out?
The size of scientific research teams has increased steadily over time.Credit: twomeows/Getty Few papers in history have had…
Breathalyser can tell if you are burning fat from a single exhalation
Molecules released in the breath can signal whether the body is burning fat.Credit: Mascot/Getty A handheld breath test…