Many microorganisms are capable of purposeful movement through liquids. But how do they achieve this without a complex ...

Graphite, long thought mundane, hides a shocking secret — it can become a superconducting magnet when cooled and configured ...

A new quantum material developed at Rice University combines unique symmetry-driven properties with superconductivity. A team ...

New research finds drinking sugar is far more dangerous than eating it—especially when it comes to diabetes risk.

A new AI tool can rapidly detect hidden cardiovascular and fall risks in older adults using routine bone scans by identifying ...

Long COVID affects young children differently, with unique symptom patterns revealed in a new study. Long COVID, a condition ...

New research reveals powerful Antarctic winds that could be accelerating glacier melt and rising seas. In the far reaches of ...

Scientists have, for the first time, detected a landslide-generated tsunami using satellite data from a research ship.

Mini sand dunes form from bouncing sand on hard surfaces. A new model explains their growth on both Earth and Mars. A new ...

New research shows 8,000-pound sloths once dug caves, adapted to oceans, and roamed widely—until climate and humans brought their downfall.

Ultra clean, air-free measurements reveal a new property of graphene. Graphene is often called a "miracle material" because ...

MIT physicists froze a mirror using lasers in a daring bid to catch gravity behaving like a quantum force — and it just might ...