When two cells "talk" to each other, they often do so through tiny channels called electrical synapses. Unlike chemical ...

Engineers have unlocked a new class of supercapacitor material that could rival traditional batteries in energy while charging dramatically faster. By redesigning carbon structures into highly curved, ...

A high-speed “zap-and-freeze” method is giving scientists their clearest view yet of how brain cells send messages. By ...

For nearly a century, scientists have understood how crystalline materials—such as metals and semiconductors—bend without ...

An X2 class solar flare hit Earth last night, with more flares and a coronal mass ejection likely on the way. Modern humans ...

The breakthrough addresses a longstanding challenge. Researchers make remarkable breakthrough that could transform common ...

Darleane Hoffman, an Iowa State University graduate, went on to become a renowned nuclear chemist before passing away at 98.

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

Fresh research into the spectacular rock art of southwest Texas has revealed that ancient hunter-gatherers maintained a sophisticated belief system for more than four millennia, creating elaborate ...

Science has always relied on young innovators to drive progress. In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, still PhD students, founded Google. More recently, in 2020 and 2021, Kizzmekia Corbett, then a ...

Ailing Rocketman Elton John is confronting the darkest health crisis of his life after losing sight in one eye and battling ...

University-fueled innovations have helped Louisiana, guest columnist Shafiqul Chowdhury argues. Without it, much would be ...