Science & Tech

A $2 million WoodNext Foundation grant will establish academia’s first automated lab using artificial intelligence and robotics to develop and test new metallic materials.

Researchers' groundbreaking discovery unlocks insights into the beginning of life on Earth.

Surprising discovery reveals how selective breeding has shaped chicken diversity.

A clearer look at hard-to-see cells could help researchers answer new questions about nerve damage and recovery.

'Salogels' combine salt hydrates and polymer structures to store heat reliably, with potential uses in energy-efficient buildings, batteries, smart windows and electronics.

By combining genomes from every living bat family with fossil evidence, researchers found that bats — and powered flight — likely originated in Europe and that echolocation emerged before modern bats began to diversify.

How electrons and ions move through metal-organic frameworks offers insights to advance neuron-inspired computing.

New existential psychology research suggests that our true self may have less to do with some hidden identity and more to do with how easy and natural our experiences feel.

A new chromosome map will give scientists a guide for improving the species’ fragmented genome and support future genetic research.