Today's super-resolution microscopes have made it possible to observe the nanoscale world with unprecedented detail. However, they require fluorescent tags, which reveal structural details but provide ...

This week, researchers reported a brain circuit linked to the intensity of political behavior. Microbiologists found that the ...

Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other ...

Physicists at Harvard have developed a powerful new laser-on-a-chip that emits bright pulses in the mid-infrared spectrum – ...

Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...

Researchers suggest the bacteria could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, acting as sensors to help farmers ...

The mantis shrimp is a colourful, 10-cm-long resident of the ocean whose appearance belies its reputation as one of the most ...

In an evolutionary paradox, one of the world's most ancient predators might meet its match in one of humankind's most modern ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

For the first time, scientists have built a detailed, interactive map of a human cell, revealing how thousands of proteins ...