The America250 time capsule will hold dozens of historical treasures. Avoiding dampness and other dangers requires lots of ...

Engineers have developed a new way to monitor how tiny lab-grown human heart tissues beat—by effectively "listening" to the ...

By 2050, scientists estimate that antibiotic-resistant infections will be associated with more than eight million deaths ...

In this video, I take on the exciting challenge of making my own paper. I've always been drawn to textured, fibrous paper, ...

In humans, that supply dwindles until menopause, when it goes bankrupt. Over the past two decades, scientists have identified ...

An international team, including the University of Tokyo, has created a sensor inspired by the lateral line in fish – their ...

The Multi-Sensory Convergence Ladder: As signals ascend deeper into the fish’s forebrain, specifically into a structure called the pallium, single-sense neurons give way to multi-sensory cells. This ...

Centuries before the advent of novocaine electric drills and x-rays, the ancient Maya may have been closing tooth cavities ...

In 1954, the USPS was looking for innovative ways to process the 54 billion items mailed. National Geographic traveled to ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

While rodents are the cornerstone of modern neuroscience research, it has remained an open question whether they possess the ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...