Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors: They created ‘doppelganger’ orbits for electrons

Neurons work together to form our sense of texture

Scientists tap into open-access quantum computer to tease out quantum secrets

Discovery of 100-million-year-old hagfish fossil leads to an evolutionary breakthrough

Earth could have supported crust, life earlier than thought

There are measurable and repeatable epigenetic differences between the brains of zebra finches who receive tutoring, and those that do not

NYC taxi ride data suggest cozy relationship between big banks and the Fed

A new study analyzing behavior patterns of people across China shows that the traditional interdependent rice-farming culture of southern China has resulted in residents being more interdependent compared to their countrymen who hail from the more independent wheat-farming culture of northern China

Genetic analysis uncovers the evolutionary origin of vertebrate limbs

Study demonstrates that giving sales associates more stable schedules leads to increased sales and labor productivity

New research shows that people are more willing to eat foods that they find disgusting if those foods are presented in a foreign language

Scientists create true molecular chain with interlocking loops (after 50 years of trying)

Air pollution cuts 3 years off Chinese lifespans

Loneliness contributes to self-centeredness for sake of self-preservation - Study finds positive feedback loop between behaviors

An international team discovered how to manipulate a quantum interface between light and matter in silicon carbide along wavelengths used in telecommunications

Paleontologists investigating the sea bed off the coast of southern California have discovered a lost ecosystem that for thousands of years had nurtured communities of scallops and shelled marine organisms called brachiopods

Book purchases of liberals and conservatives reveal echo chamber in the consumption of science

Mammal teeth, jaw bones and muscles evolved to produce side-to-side motions of the jaw that allowed our earliest ancestors to grind food with their molars and eat a more diversified diet

Researchers levitate objects using heat flow

Engineers turn liquid crystals into a tool to manipulate the shape of synthetic cell membranes.

Community matters in suicide prevention, study finds

To combat viral diseases like HIV and Zika, scientists need to understand the “life cycle” of the virus and design drugs to interrupt it

RNA modification discovery suggests new code for control of gene expression

Gut bacteria can dramatically amplify cancer immunotherapy

New concepts emerge for generating clean, inexpensive fuel from water

Loneliness triggers cellular changes that can cause illness, study shows

Molecular scientists unexpectedly produce new type of glass

Lab experiment mimics early-stage planetary formation process

Researchers develop artificial, bonelike material for use with medical devices

Children exposed to multiple languages may be better natural communicators

More →