Scientists used the sticky stuff to peel away sheets of diamond less than a micrometer thick Sticky tape can peel a diamond film off a silicon wafer. The edge of the wafer is first cut (illustrated on...
Pigeons that do somersaults, snakes that fake death with extra flair and surprised canines are among the organisms that enthralled the Science News staff. Beluga whales like this one at Connecticut’s ...
A homeowner in New York uncovered a complete mastodon jaw in their backyard in what officials are calling a "remarkable discovery." The jaw of the extinct mammal, which was similar to an elephant, and...
Preserved brains, arthritis in ancient Egypt and other finds made headlines A large stone that lies in the center of Stonehenge, called the Altar Stone (shown center with two rocks lying on top of it)...
A quick swab may tell ranchers if their livestock are eating a sinister salad on the range Free-choice eating sheep like these near Ashton, Idaho can encounter toxic death camas (the sprays of pale ye...
The first full map of fruit fly’s brain charted 139,255 nerve cells and their millions of connections. Tyler Sloan for FlyWire, Princeton University, (Dorkenwald et al/Nature, 2024) Each year, scienti...
A new way of seeing axons reveals they can be shaped like strings of pearls The mouse axon shown in the center of this electron microscope image has bumps connected by thin tubes, similar to beads on ...
Bones of at least 37 Bronze Age victims found in a shaft had tool incisions and human gnaw marks Marks on nearly half of the 20 skulls pulled from a British mass grave holding the remains of at least ...
These 7 findings could be game-changing but need more study NASA’s robotic explorer, the Perseverance rover, took this selfie on Mars in April 2021. In the background stands its robotic helicopter sid...
Better treatments have also prevented cancer deaths in the last 45 years Colonoscopies and other cancer screening tests, paired with preventive measures and better treatments helped save nearly 6 mill...
Ancient Mesopotamians also felt love in the heart and fear in the gut, clay tablets reveal A new study suggests that the anatomical connections we make to emotions have ancient roots. Eric O’Connell/T...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists threw everything they had at the sky during the solar eclipse that swept across much of the United States on April 8, 2024. They deployed high-altitude aircraft, enlisted...
