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[]You’ve probably heard of cross training in the context of exercise, as this method of training has become popular among…
Astyanax mexicanus cave fish have adapted to an incredibly tough environment: chilly, pitch-dark caves that flood about once a year,…
This podcast was produced for The Kavli Prize by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board…
From mobile phones to cloudy glass panes: annoying reflections often hinder the propagation of waves. TU Wien (Vienna) and the…
The blades of a wind turbine are typically designed to be replaced about every 20 years. This means that, as…
The rules of wrinkling are surprisingly hard to pin down. Using experiments, simulations and mathematical proofs, a team has uncovered…
In Liu Cixin’s short story “The Wandering Earth (opens in new tab)” (first published in Chinese magazine Science Fiction World…
Humans are famously social animals. But they are not alone in their tendency to team up with other individuals of…
Hacking concerns continue to dog the online Conservative party vote, which will decide next UK prime minister – should online…
Scientists at ORNL have created a rhizosphere-on-a-chip research platform, a miniaturized environment to study the ecosystem around poplar tree roots…
You may think that a good night’s sleep should be uninterrupted. But in fact, the neurotransmitter noradrenaline causes you to…
by Ren Zhuang and Zhao Weiwei, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (a) Schematic diagram of active…
Some sharks can “walk,” and researchers recently discovered how one of these unusual shark species practice taking baby steps. They…
New techniques aim to help Mediterranean wine makers and olive oil producers become resilient against climate change. Credit: Łukasz Czechowicz/Unsplash…
Hannah Vos: “We must take good care of these little creatures.” Credit: Wageningen University Worms are the farmer’s main little…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Benji Backer is a young person with an old story. Coming of age in 2017, he…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain With a week to go before the Artemis I rocket has its first shot at the…
The numbers are stark when it comes to suicide: It is a leading cause of death in the United States,…
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a prototype for fully scalable all-perovskite tandem solar modules. These…
Update: NASA scrubbed the planned Aug. 29 launch of the Artemis I mission, due to a cooling issue in one…
A maze of mirrors and lenses turns any material into a highly efficient light absorber and could be used for…
Protein function and activity is determined by both their assembly and secondary structure. Abnormalities related to either protein aggregation or…
A drug used in the clinical treatment of angina symptoms also has an anti-inflammatory effect and reduces atherosclerotic plaques in…
[]Many people know that cardiovascular endurance is an important aspect of being fit and healthy, yet it’s not always clear…
The Denisovans, together with the Neanderthals, are the closest extinct relatives of modern humans. It wasn’t until 2010 that scientists…
A novel peptide developed at the Universities of Bayreuth and Bristol is eminently suited for the targeted transport of molecules,…
Falling water levels in the Danube River during a recent heat wave across Europe have revealed more wrecks from a…
In mice, jerky eye movements in the REM phase of sleep correlate with recordings of brain activity in cells that…
An individualized diet program that empowers users to create their own plan based on targeted levels of protein and fiber…