Science News

April 11, 2026

‘Synthetic’ cell shown to follow chemical directions and change shape, a vital biological function

In a feat aimed at understanding how cells move and creating new ways to shuttle drugs through the body, scientists...

Agropastoral and dietary practices of the northern Levant facing Late Holocene climate and environmental change: Isotopic analysis of plants, animals and humans from Bronze to Iron Age Tell Tweini

Ancient Syrian diets resembled the modern “Mediterranean diet”

Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small amount of dairy...

pet photos sent over laser links from Earth to LCRD

NASA’s laser relay system sends pet imagery to, from space station

Using NASA’s first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system, pictures and videos of cherished pets flew through space over laser communications...

The gender gap in life expectancy: are eggs and sperm partly responsible?

Osaka, Japan – Women live longer than men. This isn’t unique to humans, either; we see this trend in a...

Unleashing the power of metamaterials to improve MRI imaging

In recent years, the field of metamaterials has experienced substantial growth, revealing exciting potential, especially in advancing magnetic resonance imaging...

Schematic illustration of the experimental setup that was used to measure the flow of information.

What waves know about their surroundings

We use ultrasound to analyse the body, radar systems to study airspace or seismic waves to study the interior of...

NASA’s planet hunter satellite observes smaller object in a black hole pair directly for the first time

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) & M. Mugrauer (AIU Jena) Several international research groups have already confirmed the theory that...

A wearable system that can locate ingestibles in the gut with millimeter resolution

An AI-powered wearable system tracks the 3D movement of smart pills in the gut

Scientists at the University of Southern California have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system to track tiny devices that monitor...

Proposed mechanism of action for ISM1 in regulating pulmonary fibrosis development and resolution using BIPF

Ism1 deficiency in mice exacerbates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis with enhanced cellular senescence and delayed fibrosis resolution

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease marked by the thickening and scarring of lung tissue...

What are the usual signs and symptoms of syphilis?

Syphilis cases are rising, but many people don’t know symptoms

PHILADELPHIA – Syphilis cases are on the rise around the globe, but many Americans don’t know the symptoms.Credit: Annenberg Public...

Chad Mirkin, 2024 Kavli Prize Laureate in Nanoscience

2024 Kavli Prize Laureates named in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience

Eight scientists from three countries are honored for their research that has broadened our understanding of the big, the small...

Hormonally Board Chair, Kyra Valentine, MD (Family Medicine, Philadelphia, PA) and Hormonally Executive Director Lauren Redfern, PhD

Redefining “hormonal”: The new nonprofit empowering women

Hormonally.org is a digital platform that provides free-to-access, evidence-based resources designed to empower women (and all those affected by hormones)...

Intrinsic Excitations in Hedgehog Lattice

Uncovering the nature of emergent magnetic monopoles

Magnetic monopoles are elementary particles with isolated magnetic charges in three dimensions. In other words, they behave as isolated north...

The NSF Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks team

Hokkaido University scientist recognized in award from the Royal Society of Chemistry

The NSF Center for Molecularly Optimized Networks team, of which Professor Jian Ping Gong of the Faculty of Advanced Life...

Mass General Brigham researchers in PICU in El Salvador

Study demonstrates sustained reduction in child mortality following educational interventions in low-resourced countries

Pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in low and middle-income countries see elevated mortality rates, often 10 times higher than those...

Schematic diagram of the fabrication of a luminescence-controlled metasurface using the nanoimprint lithography process

Quantum dots and metasurfaces: Deep connections in the nano world

In relationships, sharing closer spaces naturally deepens the connection as bonds form and strengthen through increasing shared memories. This principle...

Painful truth about knee osteoarthritis: Why inactivity may be more complex than we think

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common cause of pain and joint stiffness. And while physical activity is known to ease...

An easier, less expensive way to power precision medicine

Proteins are workhorses that carry out most of the biological functions in our cells. While the genes we inherit from...

Texas A&M researcher receives grant for work on phase separation

Chemical engineering professor Dr. Jeetain Mittal has received a National Institutes of Health grant to support his work on phase...

oxygen evolution reaction schematic of iridium catalyst on titanium nitride

Scientists make and test efficient water-splitting catalyst predicted by theory