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Opposite effect: Protein widely known to fight tumors also boosts cancer growth

Membraneless protocells could provide clues to formation of early life

Hubble fortuitously discovers a new galaxy in the cosmic neighborhood

Mean streets: Self-driving cars will 'cruise' to avoid paying to park

Transitioning old oil rigs into permanent reefs

Hubble fortuitously discovers a new galaxy in the cosmic neighborhood

Novel electron microscopy offers nanoscale, damage-free isotope tracking in amino acids

Self-growing materials that strengthen in response to force

Quantum sensors providing magnetic resonance with unprecedented sensitivity

Self-growing materials that strengthen in response to force

European waters drive ocean overturning, key for regulating climate

Mars rover Curiosity makes first gravity-measuring traverse on the Red Planet

New 3D printer shapes objects with rays of light

How the fruit fly got its stripes

Mars rover Curiosity makes first gravity-measuring traverse on the Red Planet

New 3D printer shapes objects with rays of light

Graphene crinkles can be used as 'molecular zippers'

How the fruit fly got its stripes

To sleep, perchance to heal: Newly discovered gene governs need for slumber when sick

Psychologists solve mystery of songbird learning

Earth's largest extinction event likely took plants first

Carbon-capture technology scrubs CO2 from power plants like scuba-diving gear

Learning new vocabulary during deep sleep

Effectively collecting tiny droplets for biomedical analysis and beyond

Estimation of technology level required for low-cost renewable hydrogen production

Robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga

Robot combines vision and touch to learn the game of Jenga

Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica

Layered 2D materials: Maximizing the potential of MXenes

Hybrid electricity system would reduce rates, improve service

Ancient pandas weren't exclusive bamboo eaters, bone evidence suggests

Fasting ramps up human metabolism, study shows

Computational algorithm to reduce electromagnetic noise in electronic circuits developed

When the structure of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) challenges the very concept of cell

Ancient asteroid impacts played a role in creation of Earth's future continents

Environmentally stable laser emits exceptionally pure light

Superinsulators to become scientists' quark playgrounds

Extreme rainfall events are connected around the world

Engineers create a robot that can 'imagine' itself

Atari master: New AI smashes Google DeepMind in video game challenge

Engineers create a robot that can 'imagine' itself

Photocurrent loss in particle interface quantified

Sustainable and recyclable thermoelectric paper

Toppled train offers insight into ground motion, origin of 1906 earthquake

Measuring stress around cells

Most people overlook artificial intelligence despite flawless advice

Artificial intelligence ARTIST instantly captures materials' properties

Green alternative to PET could be even greener

Combined SPECT and cardiac MR imaging can help guide ventricular tachycardia ablation

Sexing ancient cremated human remains is possible through skeletal measurements

The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena

Engineers program marine robots to take calculated risks

Waterproof graphene electronic circuits

Rembrandt's impasto: Maestro's techniques

Scientists demonstrate fractal light from lasers

How does a quantum particle see the world?

Researchers wing it in mimicking evolution to discover best shape for flight

Detailed maps of thousands of nearby galaxies

International team of physicists continues search for new physics

Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control

Scientists use Nobel-prize winning chemistry for clean energy breakthrough

Structural colors, without the shimmer

Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control

Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

Dangerous bee virus might be innocent bystander

Lower obesity rates linked with public transportation use, study shows

Smart, self-powered knee implants could reduce number of knee replacement surgeries

Antireflection coating makes plastic invisible

Fluid dynamics simulation reveals the underlying physics of liquid jet cleaning

Earth's continental nurseries discovered beneath mountains

Electrical conductivity in doped organic semiconductors

Meet the quantum fridge: At 3 atoms in size, it's much smaller than a minibar

The GRE fails to identify students that will graduate and hurts diversity

Research into outdoor and protective clothing seeks to shake off fluorochemicals

'Small meets smaller': Dietary nanoparticulates impact gut microbiome

River levels tracked from space

Laser-fabricated crystals in glass are ferroelectric

Long-necked dinosaurs rotated their forefeet to the side

Movable microstructures from the printer

Graphene: Large, stable pieces of graphene produced with unique edge pattern

Fluid-inspired material self-heals before your eyes

Fluid-inspired material self-heals before your eyes

Superconductors: Resistance is futile

Creating a blueprint for cortical connectivity

New quantum system could help design better spintronics

Collaborative video games could increase office productivity

Better batteries: The energy implications of organic radical polymers

Engineers translate brain signals directly into speech

Engineers translate brain signals directly into speech

The hidden treasure of digital piracy? Can boost bottom line for manufacturers, retailers

Artificial skin could give superhuman perception

Missing-link in planet evolution found

Missing-link in planet evolution found

Proton transport 'highway' may pave way to better high-power batteries

'Metallic wood' has the strength of titanium and the density of water

Plasmonic pioneers fire away in fight over light

Defending against cyberattacks by giving attackers 'false hope'

'Metallic wood' has the strength of titanium and the density of water

To catch a wave, rocket launches from top of world

Quantum structure of buckyballs

Climate change reshaping how heat moves around globe

Humans colonized diverse environments in Southeast Asia and Oceania during the Pleistocene

Groundbreaking new reusable adhesive works underwater

Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2D materials

How gender disparities in salary add up over a lifetime

Converting Wi-Fi signals to electricity with new 2D materials

New university ranking system includes the cultural perspective

Better safeguards for sensitive information

3D virtual slicing of an antique violin reveals ancient varnishing methods

Quantifying how much quantum information can be eavesdropped

Asymmetric chemical reaction has intriguing reaction pathways

Manipulating cell networks with light: New frontiers in optical microscopy

Scientists observe a new form of strange matter

Speed of light: Toward a future quantum internet

Use a microscope as a shovel? Researchers dig it

New method yields higher transition temperature in superconducting materials

Fast action: Novel device may rapidly control plasma disruptions in a fusion facility

Innovative technique could pave way for new generation of flexible electronic components

Brain condition related to long-term spaceflights needs more attention, data

Environmental protection in outer space?

Unlocking graphene's superconducting powers with a twist and a squeeze

Identifying the origin of macroscopic friction between clay mineral surfaces

New class of polyethylene catalyst

The helix, of DNA fame, may have arisen with startling ease

Do microbes control the formation of giant copper deposits?

'GO dough' makes graphene easy to shape and mold

'GO dough' makes graphene easy to shape and mold

Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women

Static electricity could charge our electronics

Where is Earth's submoon?

Static electricity could charge our electronics

Where is Earth's submoon?

Rapidly receding glaciers on Baffin Island reveal long-covered Arctic landscapes

Fault lines are no barrier to safe storage of CO2 below ground

Lubricant for oil tankers

Materials that open in the heat of the moment

Engineers develop novel strategy for designing tiny semiconductor particles for wide-ranging applications

Self-driving cars, robots: Identifying AI 'blind spots'

Platinum forms nano-bubbles

Fault lines are no barrier to safe storage of CO2 below ground

Neanderthal hunting spears could kill at a distance

Gas sensing 'artificial nose' created on 3D-printers

3D human epidermal equivalent created using math

Self-assembling nanomaterial offers pathway to more efficient, affordable harnessing of solar power

A reptile platypus from the early Triassic

Algorithm to predict PEDV outbreaks

Crocodiles have complex past

Multicolor holography technology could enable extremely compact 3D displays

Multicolor holography technology could enable extremely compact 3D displays

Stellar winds, the source material for the universe, are clumpy

Stellar winds, the source material for the universe, are clumpy

What it takes to be a giant shark

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Alzheimer's disease

How to escape a black hole: Simulations provide new clues about powerful plasma jets

Computer program aids food safety experts with pathogen testing

How to escape a black hole: Simulations provide new clues about powerful plasma jets

What atoms do when liquids and gases meet

The first tendril-like soft robot able to climb

Using artificial intelligence for error correction in single cell analyses

Rocking motion improves sleep and memory, studies in mice and people show

The first tendril-like soft robot able to climb

Semiconductors combine forces in photocatalysis

Major northeastern U.S. snowstorms expected to continue with climate change

Breakthrough reported in fabricating nanochips

Making the Hubble's deepest images even deeper

People think and behave differently in virtual reality than they do in real life

Making the Hubble's deepest images even deeper

Information theory holds surprises for machine learning

Prolonged spaceflight could weaken astronauts' immune systems

When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals

Taking magnetism for a spin: Exploring the mysteries of skyrmions

What makes the deadly pufferfish so delectable

New 3D nanoprinting strategy opens door to revolution in medicine, robotics

Seeing double could help resolve dispute about how fast the universe is expanding

Milky Way's neighbors pick up the pace

Seeing double could help resolve dispute about how fast the universe is expanding

Milky Way's neighbors pick up the pace

Planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth

Planetary collision that formed the moon made life possible on Earth

In surprising reversal, scientists find a cellular process that stops cancer before it starts

Climate change tipping point could be coming sooner than we think

Birth of massive black holes in the early universe

New water splitting catalyst could make it easier to generate solar fuel

Birth of massive black holes in the early universe

CRISPR/Cas9 used to control genetic inheritance in mice

Properties of 'wonder material' graphene change in humid conditions

Star material could be building block of life

Can you pick an MMA winner by studying fighters' faces?

Star material could be building block of life

Shedding light on Saturn's moon Titan's mysterious atmosphere

3D-printed soft mesh robots

3D-printed soft mesh robots

Bird beaks did not adapt to food types as previously thought

Materials chemists tap body heat to power 'smart garments'

Artificial intelligence can dramatically cut time needed to process abnormal chest X-rays

It may be possible to restore memory function in Alzheimer's, preclinical study finds

Humpback whales' songs at subarctic feeding areas are complex, progressive

Scientists achieve the first stable simulations of DNA crystals

Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm

Scientists boost stability of low-cost, large-area solar modules

Chemists develop new synthesis method for producing fluorinated piperidines

Machine learning could reduce testing, improve treatment for intensive care patients

Negative experiences on social media tied to higher odds of feeling lonely

Noninvasive light-sensitive recombinase for deep brain genetic manipulation

Graphene and related materials safety: Human health and the environment

Surveillance in our schools, through commercial apps

Surveillance in our schools, through commercial apps

How hot are atoms in the shock wave of an exploding star?

Long-read DNA analysis can give rise to errors

New insights into magnetic quantum effects in solids

New method uses ultraviolet light to control fluid flow and organize particles

Unique camera enables researchers to see the world the way birds do

Famous freak wave recreated in laboratory mirrors Hokusai's 'Great Wave'

A fleeting moment in time: Last breath of a dying star

Scientists discover new quantum spin liquid

Scientists discover new quantum spin liquid

Multi-hop communication: Frog choruses inspire wireless sensor networks

2D magnetism reaches a new milestone

Increasing skepticism against robots

We need to rethink everything we know about global warming

Promising steps towards large scale production of graphene nanoribbons for electronics

Scientists find genes with large effects on head and brain size

From toilet to brickyard: Recycling biosolids to make sustainable bricks

Mechanical engineers develop process to 3-D print piezoelectric materials

North Sea rocks could act as large-scale renewable energy stores

Mechanical engineers develop process to 3-D print piezoelectric materials

Fossilized slime of 100-million-year-old hagfish shakes up vertebrate family tree

Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003

New nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch

Broadband achromatic metalens focuses light regardless of polarization

Early prediction of Alzheimer's progression: Blood protein

On Facebook and Twitter your privacy is at risk -- even if you don't have an account, study finds

New 'architecture' discovered in corn

Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by 'Planet Nine'

Mystery orbits in outermost reaches of solar system not caused by 'Planet Nine'

Ancient carpet shark discovered with 'spaceship-shaped' teeth

A new low-latency congestion control for cellular networks

Classic double-slit experiment in a new light

Using bacteria to create a water filter that kills bacteria

Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time

Smart microrobots that can adapt to their surroundings

Smart microrobots that can adapt to their surroundings

New ways to harness wasted methane

Waves in Saturn's rings give precise measurement of planet's rotation rate

Waves in Saturn's rings give precise measurement of planet's rotation rate

Proteins use a lock and key system to bind to DNA

Reinforcement learning expedites 'tuning' of robotic prosthetics

Puzzling phenomenon in a quantum gas: Insulators with conducting edges

Stress fracture? Your foot hitting pavement wasn't the main problem

Measuring ability of artificial intelligence to learn is difficult

Diet and food production must radically change to save planet

New thermoelectric material delivers record performance

Researchers create 'shortcut' to terpene biosynthesis in E. coli

New scale for electronegativity rewrites the chemistry textbook

Blister fluid could help diagnose burn severity

New test to detect disease and infection

This computer program makes pharma patents airtight

Cultivating 4D tissues: The self-curving cornea

Scientists find increase in asteroid impacts on ancient Earth by studying the Moon

Scientists find increase in asteroid impacts on ancient Earth by studying the Moon

Complex molecules emerge without evolution or design

Additive manufacturing reflects fundamental metallurgical principles to create materials

How to rapidly image entire brains at nanoscale resolution

Saturn hasn't always had rings

Saturn hasn't always had rings

How molecules teeter in a laser field

Emperor penguins' first journey to sea

More animal species under threat of extinction, new method shows

Proposed engineering method could help make buildings and bridges safer

Nanoparticle breakthrough in the fight against cancer

New light shed on intensely studied material

Army researchers explore benefits of immersive technology for soldiers

Pushing the boundaries of 3D microscopy

Molecules 'spin flip' from magnetic to non-magnetic forms dynamically

From emergence to eruption: Comprehensive model captures life of a solar flare

From emergence to eruption: Comprehensive model captures life of a solar flare

Wearable sensor can detect hidden anxiety, depression in young children

Feathers: Better than Velcro?

Feathers: Better than Velcro?

Full carbonate chemistry at the site of calcification in a tropical coral

'Statistics anxiety' is real, and new research suggests targeted ways to handle it

Identifying 'friends' in an objective manner

Ultra ultrasound to transform new tech

Chaos in the body tunes up your immune system

Mechanism helps explain the ear's exquisite sensitivity

High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star

'Ambidextrous' robots could dramatically speed e-commerce