Experiments at Berkeley Lab show scientists how pumice can remain buoyant for years

A team of UW synthetic biology researchers has demonstrated a new method for digital information processing in living cells

The zinc batteries could be used to power everything from wearable sensors to solar cells and other kinds of electronics

Sheets of gelatin transform into 3-D shapes when dunked in water; could save food shipping costs

Reducing intestinal fungi slowed disease progression in mice

Researchers have found that carbon particles released into the air from burning trees and other organic matter are much more likely than previously thought to travel to the upper levels of the atmosphere

With support from NIST, experts are developing tests to help identify people with the pattern-matching skills needed for analyzing fingerprints. Try your eye on a few of the questions by clicking on the link at the end of this article.

This new resource will assist future research programs using genetic tools to improve crop resilience and oil production.

Bioprosthetic ovaries produced mouse pups in otherwise infertile mice

Study provides valuable information that can be used to breed spinach with better disease-resistance, higher yield, and better quality

Scientists at Kyoto University have used a reengineered spider venom peptide to deliver biomacromolecules into a cell

A new study of pig bones suggests that proteins extracted from skeletal remains could act as biomarkers of the age of an animal or person at death