Sperm cells move through fluids that should stop them almost instantly, yet new research suggests they succeed by exploiting unusual properties of active living matter.

Along with destructive winds and tornados, these storms brought record-sized hail. In Illinois, one meteorologist, Victor ...

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with investigators from 32 countries participating in the SUNRISE International Study, have published new findings ...

A weird 20-legged machine could change how scientists think about the ideal robot form. For decades, roboticists have been ...

Whether the dust borne on the violent winds of a tornado or the sugar grains in a swirled cup of coffee, the behavior of ...

A new AI-powered chip from UC Davis can analyze light and chemicals using a device tiny enough to fit almost anywhere. By ...

The universe is full of fascinating structures, and some of the most striking take shape inside the giant clouds where stars ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way to control superconductivity — the mysterious phenomenon where electricity flows with zero energy loss. By pairing twisted layers of graphene with a ...

The unseasonably hot weather has already claimed at least 18 lives and history shows more are likely on the way.

A global model suggests that climate change could make hailstones larger and more damaging in many regions, especially at mid ...

Thanks to new technologies like artificial intelligence, scientists are increasingly freed from the constraints of the laboratory. It raises questions about how much humans should outsource to robots.