Accurately modeling irregularly-shaped particles isn’t easy, but a new study found a way to improve a century-old idea.

A key characteristic of modern human society is rapid urbanization, a process that can reshape natural environments and disrupt the habitats of many organisms. One widespread byproduct of urbanization ...

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and ...

A Microsoft Research study suggests glass blocks etched with lasers could provide enduring data archives ...

Phylloxera is a microscopic, aphid-like insect that attacks grapevine roots. The tiny insect infestation nearly wiped out Europe’s vineyards in the late 19th century. The crisis was solved by grafting ...

Using fluorescence, Paula Diaz from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile was able to show the finer details of a sensory neuron from an embryonic rat. The fourth-place image is shown as 10-times ...

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the groundbreaking work of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the Dutch scientist who is often credited as the father of microbiology. Despite having no ...

MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors using terahertz light. The advance lets scientists observe electronic behavior that remained hidden for ...