Recent research findings could aid engineers in developing technology suited to withstand the coldest reaches of outer space or the most frigid regions on Earth

Injecting mice with inactivated induced pluripotent stem cells launched a strong immune response against breast, lung, and skin cancers

Although various methods of generating skin tissue in the lab have already been developed, their ability to imitate real skin falls short

It will now be possible to objectively capture the real-life sleep habits and sleep quality of large numbers of people outside of a sleep lab

Recent findings could be used in a simple and inexpensive biodegradable device for water purification

Those newfound insects didn't look quite the same as older museum specimens, raising doubts about the nature of their true identity, but DNA analysis has now confirmed they really are Lord Howe Island stick insects

The findings of what the researchers call the "most realistic ocean warming experiment to date" show that the effects of future warming may far exceed expectations

Unlike traditional chemical techniques such as mass spectrometry, which break down a mixture into the individual chemicals that make it up, these synthetic "tongues" respond to the overall mixture

The map of dog breeds, which is the largest to date, unearths new evidence that dogs traveled with humans across the Bering land bridge

In addition to providing a more accurate timeline for the evolution of smallpox, the researchers were also able to identify distinct periods of viral evolution

"To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an adaptive response to risk in an organism without a nervous system"

Most people don't know that bioart exists, but it can enable scientists to produce new ideas and give us opportunities to look differently at problems

In comparison to other mammal species, human leaders aren't so powerful after all

Anti-GMO messages strongly appeal to particular intuitions and emotions

Scent cues may play an improtant role in determining gender