In seeking to develop the next generation of micro-electronic transistors, researchers have long sought to find the next best thing to replace silicon...
Among soft-bodied cephalopods, vampire squid live life at a slower pace. At ocean depths from 500 to 3,000 meters, they don't swim so much as floa...
A new study has found that internet discussion forums have positive links to well-being and are even associated with increased community engagement of...
It was a discovery that changed what researchers knew about the hunting techniques of chimpanzees. In 2007, Jill Pruetz first reported savanna chimps ...
A team of Michigan State University researchers has discovered a switch that regulates plant photosynthesis -- the process that lets plants store sola...
A research team led by Shree K. Nayar, T.C. Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering, has invented a prototype video camera that is...
Researchers have developed a new way to use plant oils like olive and linseed oil to create polyurethane, a plastic material used in everything from f...
How fast is online learning evolving? Are wind turbines a promising investment? And how long before a cheap hoverboard makes it to market? Attempting ...
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Colorado, Boulder, have developed a statistical model that allows them to tell ...
"Pull my finger," a phrase embraced by school-aged kids and embarrassing uncles the world over, is now being used to settle a decades-long d...