“Our work turns the tiniest of particles from inflexible, Lego-like pieces into ones that can transform themselves into a range of shapes,” researcher says

“Plasmodium vivax is going to be the last malaria parasite standing,” observes lead researcher

The analysis found that 80 percent of Americans live in counties where the weather is more pleasant than four decades ago

Research examines how two coupled processes change in the cell responding to an outside stimulus

Findings reveal an ability of minor strains to elude current vaccines and spread the virus in ways not previously known

Scientists confirm that we make sense of strings of words because our brains combine words into constituents in a hierarchical manner

Research published earlier this year claiming chimpanzees can learn each others’ language is not supported, a team of scientists concludes after reviewing the study

Homo naledi, uncovered in South Africa, sheds light on the diversity of our genus and possibly its origin

Cod liver oil and willow bark extract used in the tanning of skins for clothing and other products offer notable differences in treatment, a study by a team of scientists shows. Their findings show the promise of a technique that may be used to identify the aging behavior of materials and to examine delicate works of art.

New York University has received a $14.4 million, six-year grant from the National Science Foundation to expand its Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC).

A team of scientists has identified the complex process by which materials are shaped and ultimately dissolved by surrounding water currents. The study, conducted by researchers at New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Florida State University, appears in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics.

NYU scientists launch Higgs Hunters project.

How does glass transition from a liquid to its familiar solid state? How does this common material transport heat and sound? And what microscopic changes occur when a glass gains rigidity as it cools?

A team of New York University and University of Barcelona physicists has developed a method to control the movements occurring within magnetic materials, which are used to store and carry information. The breakthrough could simultaneously bolster information processing while reducing the energy necessary to do so.

The seemingly simple process of phase changes—those transitions between states of matter—is more complex than previously known, according to research based at Princeton University, Peking University and New York University.