Researchers have developed an innovative and versatile system designed for a new generation of short-pulse lasers. Lasers ...

Physicists have taken the Universe’s temperature, revealing the searing trillion-degree heat of the Big Bang’s first plasma.

Groundwater extraction for irrigation is leading to rapid subsidence, though effective state management could help slow the ...

Physicists have discovered how to make electrons “freeze” and “melt” into bizarre quantum patterns, forming a new kind of matter where solid and liquid coexist. Electricity drives nearly every aspect ...

A new study demonstrates that transmitting quantum signals from Earth to a satellite is achievable, opening the door to more robust quantum communication networks. Quantum satellites are currently ...

A McGill University clinical trial found that digital brain training can restore key brain functions that fade with age.

A new species of tube-nosed bat has been discovered in the protected forests of the Philippines. Researchers from the (ROM), the Field Museum in Chicago, and Lawrence University in Wisconsin have ...

New research suggests chimpanzees can rethink their choices when new evidence emerges, a hallmark of human-like reasoning.

A new species of venomous Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia mikazuki, has been discovered in northern Japan. Genetic evidence confirmed it as distinct from tropical relatives and likely carried north by ...

A slow drug-release system has proven highly effective in treating certain bladder cancer patients whose tumors were previously unresponsive to therapy. A new targeted drug delivery system known as TA ...

The study reveals how hair pigment stem cells respond to DNA damage by making fate decisions that can result in either hair graying or the development of melanoma. Throughout life, our cells face ...

A study reveals that college students eat more in social and formal dining settings and underestimate their food intake.