Atomic-scale detail is now possible with photons, thanks to a cooled-down silver tip and a clever use of plasmonics.

For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. “After a year of searching, you begin to get a ...

South Australia is dealing with an "unprecedented" environmental disaster, which has spread throughout the coastline, killing ...

Until today, skin, brain, and all tissues of the human body were difficult to observe in detail with an optical microscope, since the contrast in the image was hindered by the high density of their ...

Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is the dynamic regulation of cerebral blood flow in response to neural activity. Specifically, ...

You may be seeing faces in clouds, toast, or cars—and it turns out your brain is wired to notice them. A fascinating new ...

The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of ...

A mind-bending optical illusion is challenging internet users to test their observation skills. The viral image conceals an ...

The sculpture represents a collagen molecule, the most abundant protein in the human body, and serves as “an allusion to the ...

Is the solar system full of interstellar vagrants, passing unseen? For decades, it was all conjecture, interrupted only by the brief glimpses of objects such as 1I/’Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. But with ...

The new training method doesn't use sensors or onboard control tweaks, but a single camera that watches the robot's movements ...