Mechanical trees become power ‘plants’ when they sway in breeze

Groundbreaking work is the result of analytical ingenuity, fortuitous collaborations, and catalytic philanthropic funding

Scientists use protein to close in on the "Holy Grail" of diet and exercise

Researchers lead Anthropocene study into lasting effects of plastic on land and oceans

Research shows a transition to a reliable, low-carbon, electrical generation and transmission system can be accomplished with commercially available technology and within 15 years

Technology could be used to better understand and treat disease

Researchers tested 140 zoo animals from 39 mammalian carnivore species with a problem-solving task

Team builds a microfluidics-based tissue that copies the liver's complex lobules

New species was found in four montane forest patches in the Udzungwa Mountains and Southern Highland

Researchers find that epigenetic changes dysregulate memory-associated genes

Team also found genetic evidence that these mosquitoes have overwintered for at least the past four years

Device could allow surgeons to “see” at a cellular level in the operating room and determine where to stop cutting