A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a ...

A team of chemists and parasitologists at Zagazig University in Egypt has reported the development of a synthetic triazolopyrimidine compound that shows potent killing activity against Trichinella ...

Scientists want to create cells from scratch, to unveil life's origins or provide specialized functions. Are they close?

I have completed a master's degree in a science-related graduate school and work as a researcher at a manufacturer. At "Kenro ...

The University of Vermont will soon be home to a state-of-the-art microscope to better understand life's smallest structures. It's part of a $19 million National Science Foundation project. UVM will ...

How does learning change the wiring of your brain? How does a shark's eye make sense of its underwater world? How does a single-celled parasite cross the barrier that protects the brain? What might ...

The University of Vermont will serve as the national coordinating hub for a new, $19 million, five-year National Science ...

Direct visualization of hydrogen—the smallest and lightest element—in complex materials remains a fundamental challenge.

When you try to look at the cross-section of a newly developed alloy or try to determine the cause of a broken part, have you ...

A team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) developed a powerful new approach that enabled them to directly observe how electrons ...

Electron microscopes can reveal structures far smaller than anything visible with ordinary light. But researchers in Austria say conventional electron microscopes may be leaving valuable information ...