A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opt its host’s systems with the help of ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

They use Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves. To better understand this mechanism, the team led by Argovia-Professor Martino Poggio from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute and the Department of ...

Have you ever seen a hibiscus flower? Although its petals have a range of colors, what makes the trumpet-shaped flower more ...

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte ...

IN today’s business environment, trust is becoming as important as profit. Investors, lenders, regulators and even employees want to know not just how much a company earns, but how it earns it. One ...

A monastery garden in the mid-1800s became the birthplace of genetics. Gregor Mendel, a friar, studied pea plants. He meticulously counted and recorded traits. His work revealed that traits are passed ...

A woman who survived skin cancer is searching for the stranger who saved her life by warning her to get her back mole checked out by a doctor. Emma Wigmore, 50, from Chelmsford in Essex, was enjoying ...

What happens when artificial intelligence becomes too eager to please? Imagine asking an AI for advice, only to realize later that its response was more about agreeing with you than offering accurate ...

A good singer-songwriter tells a story. But a great singer-songwriter makes you believe that what they’re saying comes from true experience. Johnny Cash excelled at this sort of musical embodiment.

Technology shouldn't feel confusing or intimidating, especially when most of us are just trying to use our phones to stay connected, stay informed and stay safe. The problem is that modern devices ...