The curved shape of a zebrafish egg causes unequal cell divisions, creating larger cells near the animal pole and smaller ...

For decades, this question has bewildered biologists. Now, by studying Placozoa, scientists at Stanford University have ...

When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another ...

Researchers have created a new kind of 3D computer chip that stacks memory and computing elements vertically, dramatically ...

MIT researchers have developed a new method for designing 3D structures that can be transformed from a flat configuration ...

What if the reason you find some images pleasing and others uncomfortable has less to do with personal taste and more to do with biology? A study from the University of Toronto reveals that aesthetic ...

In 2020, Jennifer Doudna, Ph.D., received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, CRISPR-Cas9, a method for genome editing. Often referred to as “molecular scissors,” CRISPR cuts DNA at specific locations that ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Central Oregon Community College program that helps train the next generation of firefighters just received a boost through KTVZ's “One Class at a Time” initiative. With support ...

Searching for the ultimate hot chocolate reveals how science shapes indulgence. From cacao fermentation to controlled heating, every step alters the chemical reactions that build aroma and depth.

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit mechanical forces for growth and development. Sip a glass of wine, and you ...

Our best friends come in a fantastic array of shapes and sizes; a Borzoi looks nothing like a Boston terrier, except for a certain fundamental, ineffable (except to taxonomists) doggyness about them.

We like to think we are objective observers of reality—that we see things exactly as they are. But the truth is, we mostly see what we expect to see. The brain is not a passive recorder of experience, ...