Gun-free zones have often been blamed for making schools, malls and other public areas more attractive to shooters; however, there...
Scientists have long been fascinated by the formation of gold nuggets, often found nestled within quartz veins. New research led...
Artificial intelligence is a key technology for self-driving vehicles. It is used for decision-making, sensing, predictive modeling and other tasks....
Johns Hopkins engineers have uncovered new details about how granular materials such as sand and rock behave under extreme impacts—findings...
Thousands of light particles can merge into a type of “super photon” under certain conditions. Researchers at the University of...
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a new sensory capability in bacteria which could transform treatments for bacterial...
Scientists say they have developed a structure that can absorb and reduce vibrations of engineering and mechanical gadgets more effectively...
Over the last three decades, California has seen increasing erosion after major wildfires—a phenomenon that not only endangers water resources...
Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that...
Nestled between mountains in a secluded corner of West Virginia, a giant awakens: the Green Bank Telescope begins its nightly...
Alternative splicing is a genetic process where different segments of genes are removed, and the remaining pieces are joined together...
An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two,...
