In the lab, they’ve displayed astonishing prowess for getting through obstacles, including overcoming strong natural aversions to reach a goal. Yet, they can’t do much of anything on their own. It’s ...

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, University of Minnesota researchers unveiled SpudCell, a synthetic construct ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...

What if your walking stick could change itself into a foldable stool while you’re out on a wilderness hike? Or if a piece of wrapping paper could fold itself around a package? The idea of ...

While many science books would have you believe the Earth's lower mantle—the layer deep below the crust—is smooth, it's actually made up of a mountainous-like topography that moves and changes just ...

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Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under the Pacific Ocean. The blobs have their roots 2,900km below the surface, almost halfway to the ...