Soft machines, made from flexible materials such as soft plastics, could be beneficial in fields like nuclear cleanup, medicine, and space exploration. However, their real-world use has been limited ...

The brain’s balance relies on interactions between nerve, immune, and stem cells. Studies suggest that certain smells can influence brain function and immunity. Research has also linked losing the ...

For years, researchers have grappled with one of autism’s enduring mysteries: why males receive diagnoses at more than four times the rate of females. While many theories have suggested that ...

Caption:An image of the lunar far side. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University For decades, scientists have been puzzled by a puzzling phenomenon: the moon, despite having no inherent magnetic ...

Participant putting contacts in CREDIT Yuqian Ma, Yunuo Chen, Hang Zhao Humans can’t see infrared light because of the way our eye proteins work. However, seeing invisible infrared light with the ...

A crowded galaxy field on a black background, with one large star dominating the image just right of center. Three areas are concentrated with larger white hazy blobs on the left, lower right, and ...

The Earth’s deepest gold reserves aren’t stored in vaults or mines—instead, they lie thousands of kilometers beneath our feet, locked away within the metallic core. While more than 99.999% of Earth’s ...

This image, taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), shows the molecular gas content of two galaxies involved in a cosmic collision. The one on the right hosts a quasar –– a ...

Images of dwarf planets: NASA/JPL-Caltech; image of 2017 OF201: Sihao Cheng et al. A composite image showing the five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union, plus the newly ...

Ammonia plays an essential role in the atmosphere but is rarely measured, making it harder to understand key climate processes like how new particles form, especially in remote areas. A new study ...

This artist's impression shows what the faraway planet K2-18b, its host star and an accompanying planet in this system might look like. A new University of Chicago analysis has cast doubt on an ...

Jupiter’s early formation shaped the structure of the Solar System, influencing its overall development. However, the exact timeline of its formation remains uncertain due to gaps in current models, ...