Researchers at Rice University have created pixels 40 times smaller than those found in today's LCD displays
The moisture farmers of Tatooine could take a few tips from these projects for harvesting water out of thin air
In 1967, the United States Geological Survey turned an old volcano into a lunar training ground for astronauts
The fish is facing an upstream struggle to survive. Can human ingenuity find a solution?
Surgeons only have to go so far before the brain takes over and reconnects the nervous system
Robert Ballard, the famed explorer who discovered the wreck of the Titanic, ponders what else is on the ocean floor
Young birds will dumbly peck at anything that crawls their way—even if it winds up teaching them a painful lesson
The Poison Garden at England's Alnwick Garden is beautiful—and filled with plants that can kill you
Scotland doesn’t have the market cornered on exotic national symbols—check out the mouflon, the takin and the xoloitzcuintli
A new documentary profiles Klaus Kemp, the sole practicioner of a quirky art form that is invisible to the naked eye
The great desert was born some 7 million years ago, as remnants of a vast sea called Tethys closed up
Kissing bugs, which can spread Chagas disease, turned up positive for human blood meals in caves in Guatemala and Belize
Rising temperatures and a more acidic ocean may spell trouble for the Chesapeake Bay's iconic crabs, oysters and fish
Is it possible to have a green thumb on the Red Planet? Perhaps, after you’ve mastered a few space gardening tricks
Science says the universe could be a hologram, a computer program, a black hole or a bubble—and there are ways to check
Two back-to-back flares sent clouds of charged particles racing toward Earth, creating auroras that may last through the weekend
The eye-popping structure devoted to the nation’s vibrant ecosystems makes its grand debut
A mysterious mustachioed man helped paleontologists piece together the life story of the long-lost, semi-aquatic “Egyptian spine lizard”
A new photo book showcases animals we humans rarely see—while a new study says we may have more in common with night-dwellers than thought
Right before being elected to a third term, F.D.R. spoke at N.I.H. about preparedness for war and the need to research deadly diseases
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