Charting super-colorful brain wiring using an AI's super-human eye

Secrets of drop stains unveiled: New research decodes chemical composition from simple photos

Climate models underestimate carbon cycling through plants

Discovery of 'new rules of the immune system' could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases

Astronomers discover merging twin quasars

Technologies enable 3D imaging of whole human brain hemispheres at subcellular resolution

Technologies enable 3D imaging of whole human brain hemispheres at subcellular resolution

A protein that enables smell—and stops cell death

How networks of neurons in fruit flies transform simple commands into complex behaviors

Researchers create an autonomously navigating wheeled-legged robot

Arctic melting heavily influenced by little-studied meteorological phenomena, find scientists

Scientists develop 'X-ray vision' technique to see inside crystals

Scientists develop 'X-ray vision' technique to see inside crystals

Study shows cuckoos evolve to look like their hosts—and form new species in the process

Acute sense of touch helps hummingbirds hover near a flower without bumping into it

Moon orbiting 'Dinky' asteroid is actually two tiny moons stuck together

Imperceptible sensors made from 'electronic spider silk' can be printed directly on human skin

Imperceptible sensors made from 'electronic spider silk' can be printed directly on human skin

Researchers identify the pathogen causing sea urchin mass mortalities in the Red Sea

Foraging ants navigate more efficiently when given energy-drink-like doses of caffeine

Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

Sea otter study finds tool use allows access to larger prey, reduces tooth damage

New compound eye design could provide inexpensive way to give robots insect-like vision

New compound eye design could provide inexpensive way to give robots insect-like vision

Miniaturized optical coherence tomography imaging probe takes pictures inside cerebral arteries

Ornithologists discover world's largest hummingbird is actually two species

Elephants use gestures and vocal cues when greeting each other, study reports

Engineers create a caterpillar-shaped robot that splits into segments, reassembles, hauls and crawls

New AI algorithm for robots consistently outperforms state-of-the-art systems