What if the secret to stronger, cavity-proof teeth was hiding in your hair? It sounds wild, but scientists from King's ...

Nobody likes cockroaches. They're the uninvited guests that scatter when the kitchen light flicks on, and somehow, no matter ...

We, human beings, are able to grab objects with our hand thanks to the thumb that serves as a clamp. It brings precision and strength in grasping things more easily. However, there are several animals ...

The discovery will help researchers understand how chemicals form and change before stars and planets are born.

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally figured out the structure of a key herpes virus protein that is vital for how the virus copies its DNA. This protein, called origin-binding protein ...

Lucid dreams occur when a person is aware they are dreaming while still in the dream state. This phenomenon happens during REM sleep and has numerous potential applications, from solving physiological ...

Extremely precise measurements of the distance between the Earth and the Coma cluster of galaxies provide new evidence for the Universe’s faster-than-expected rate of expansion. (Photo courtesy ...

Some people with depression have tiny changes in their DNA that affect how specific genes are turned on or off. A new study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, looked at these changes in brain ...

Imagine a type of matter where particles are arranged in a neat crystal pattern but can flow without friction. This peculiar state is called a supersolid, requiring particles to share a common phase ...

Metastability arises from the finite lifetime of a state when a lower-energy configuration is possible but can only be reached by tunneling through an energy barrier. This phenomenon is observed in ...

Aqua-Fi would use radio waves to send data from a diver’s smart phone to a "gateway" device attached to their gear, which would send the data via a light beam to a computer at the surface that is ...

In a dazzling leap for cosmic cartography, astronomers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have unveiled the most detailed low-frequency radio color image of the Milky ...