Flexoelectric domain walls enable charge separation and transport in cubic perovskites
Birefringence in cubic MAPbBr3 Our investigation begins with the observation of an unexpected optical anisotropy in the room-temperature…
The science influencers going viral on TikTok to fight misinformation
One of Simon Clark’s most popular TikTok videos begins with him playing the part of a clueless climate…
Brain differences between sexes get more pronounced from puberty
Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Some sex differences in brain-connectivity patterns become more pronounced with age, according to new research.…
Can consciousness ever be understood — this side of death?
A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness Michael Pollan Penguin (2026) Humans and other animals have subjective inner…
Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event
Coral Reef Watch, Center for Satellite Applications and Research, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, College Park, MD,…
Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
The NIAID funds high-containment biosafety level-4 laboratories, in which research on highly infectious and deadly viruses is performed.…
Sub-second volumetric 3D printing by synthesis of holographic light fields
Experimental set-up Extended Data Fig. 2 shows the experimental set-up of DISH. A coherent 405-nm light beam emitted from…
Grant proposals drafted with AI help more likely to win NIH funding
Many funding proposals submitted to the US National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation are written with…
Self-powered vibration sensor for wearable health care and voice detection
When people breathe, speak, sing or clear their throats, their bodies are in constant motion. Air flowing through…
How some COVID vaccines triggered rare blood-clot disorder
Many countries changed their advice about who should have the AstraZeneca vaccine (pictured) following reports it could trigger…
Randomized unconditional cash transfers improved diet quantity and quality in a low-income community in Massachusetts, USA
Brauer, M. et al. Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and…
Exercise rewires the brain — boosting the body’s endurance
Certain neurons in mice become more easily activated after multiple exercise sessions, a study has found.Credit: Dr Gopal…