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Published Toward a safer 'artificial muscle' material - Toward a Safer 'Artificial Muscle' Material



Whether wriggling your toes or lifting groceries, muscles in your body smoothly expand and contract....
Published Color-changing material shows when medications get too warm - Color-changing Material Shows When Medications Get Too Warm



Some foods and medicines, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, must be kept cold. As a step toward a robu...
Published Breaking through the limits of stretchable semiconductors with molecular brakes that harness light - Breaking Through the Limits of Stretchable Semiconductors with Molecular Brakes That Harness Light



A research team develops a highly stretchable and high-performance organic polymer semiconductor. AB...
Published A new method for directed networks could help multiple levels of science - A New Method for Directed Networks Could Help Multiple Levels of Science


Researchers reveal a new method for analyzing hierarchies in complex networks and illustrate it by a...
Published Robot caterpillar demonstrates new approach to locomotion for soft robotics - Robot Caterpillar: A New Approach to Locomotion for Soft Robotics


Researchers have demonstrated a caterpillar-like soft robot that can move forward, backward and dip...
Published 'Y-ball' compound yields quantum secrets - Y-Ball Compound Yields Quantum Secrets


Scientists investigating a compound called 'Y-ball' -- which belongs to a mysterious class of 'stran...
Published Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish? - Who Were the First Ancestors of Present-Day Fish?


What is the origin of the ancestors of present-day fish? What species evolved from them? A 50-year-o...
Published Could changes in Fed's interest rates affect pollution and the environment? - Could Changes in Fed's Interest Rates Affect Pollution and the Environment?


Can monetary policy such as the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates affect the environment?...
Published Climate change tipping points: back to the drawing board - Climate Change Tipping Points: Back to the Drawing Board


We regularly hear warnings that climate change may lead to 'tipping points': irreversible situations...
Published Corals pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to offspring - Corals Pass Mutations Acquired During Their Lifetimes to Offspring


Researchers have documented that corals can pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to their...
Published How superbug A. baumannii survives metal stress and resists antibiotics - How Superbug A. baumannii Survives Metal Stress and Resists Antibiotics



The deadly hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can live for a year on a hospital wall without...
Published Dentists identify new bacterial species involved in tooth decay - Dentists Identify New Bacterial Species Involved in Tooth Decay



Large study in children reveals Selenomonas sputigena as a key partner of Streptococcus in cavity fo...
Published A compound from fruit flies could lead to new antibiotics - A Compound from Fruit Flies Could Lead to New Antibiotics



Research shows that the natural peptide, called drosocin, protects fruit flies from bacterial infect...
Published Ambrosia beetles breed and maintain their own food fungi - Ambrosia Beetles: A Fascinating Look at Their Unique Relationship with Fungi



A recent experiment provides evidence of a bark beetle species' agricultural capability. The fruit-t...
Published Understanding the cryptic role fungi play in ecosystems - Understanding the Cryptic Role Fungi Play in Ecosystems


It is estimated that there are approximately 3 to 13 million fungal species on Earth, many of which...
Published Ticks prove resilient to extreme temperatures - Ticks Prove Resilient to Extreme Temperatures



A recent study shows blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are actually really good at surviving ext...
Published Stronger paper bags, reused repeatedly then recycled for biofuel could be future - Stronger Paper Bags, Reused Repeatedly then Recycled for Biofuel Could Be Future



As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such as single-use plastic bags, a nove...
Published New nationwide modeling points to widespread racial disparities in urban heat stress - New Nationwide Modeling Points to Widespread Racial Disparities in Urban Heat Stress



Using a combination of satellite data and modeling to study the temperatures and humidity people mig...
Published Global experts propose a path forward in generating clean power from waste energy - Global Experts Propose a Path Forward in Generating Clean Power from Waste Energy


Scientists have created a comprehensive 'roadmap' to guide global efforts to convert waste energy in...
Published The rediscovery of an ethereal fairy lantern brightly illuminates their mysterious past - The Rediscovery of an Ethereal Fairy Lantern Brightly Illuminates Their Mysterious Past


After more than 30 years, botanists have rediscovered Thismia kobensis, a type of mysterious-looking...