To reproduce what Thomas Edison did, with the tools and knowledge we have now, is very exciting,” said co-author James Tour, ...

Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life. In a new study, ...

A bacterial cell settles onto a nondescript surface. It is plump, healthy and functioning as it should. Nothing appears amiss ...

About 80 victims were still in hospitals and specialist burns units in Switzerland and abroad. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Cell Production Center at Lausanne University Hospital is working flat out trying to grow new skin for badly burned ...

Even though it's high summer in the Antarctic, the ocean around the Rothera research station is -1 Celsius.

Microplastics are everywhere. We drink them in our water, we eat them in our food, we breathe them in our air, leading to – ...

Key Points Years of studying natural surfaces-like the nanopillared wings of cicadas and dragonflies-have revealed a powerful ...

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...