Mouse Obesity Enzyme
While studying learning and memory in the brain, neuroscientists stumbled upon a surprising clue to …
Cactus Water Filter
The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.
Pluto’s Big Discoveries
A trickle of data from the New Horizons spacecraft is building into a flood of new findings.
Critical Materials
A government laboratory works to maintain supplies of some little-known metals.
Storks & Junk Food
Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food …
Fish Night Vision
A light-concentrating night vision technology inspired by an aquarium fish.
Simulated Octopus Skin
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying …
Tomato Power
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying …
Insect Wings & Vision
Futuristic eye implants could fight microbes with structures that mimic the bacteria busting wings …
Disease Fighting Beer Hops
Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying …
Water Skiing Beetles
Specialized wings and claws propel a beetle across water at breakneck speeds.
Aggressive Mouse Brains
Researchers probe the neural roots of violence by studying the brains of belligerent mice.