One particularly intriguing phase of confined water is called the “premelting state.” In this unusual condition, water appears to hover between freezing and melting simultaneously, resisting ...

A bane of farmers' existence, it's estimated that plant-eating pests are responsible for the loss of up to 40% of pre-harvest yields globally. But a new generation of crop treatments that target only ...

The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high ...

While ultraviolet (UV) light is harmful for human skin, it could be a new tool in the fight against airborne allergies. A ...

Engineered nanocultures with egg like shells host thousands of microbes and burst on cue, offering precise, high throughput tools for microbiome research in tough environments.

People are still debating whether the mRNA from COVID-19 vaccines remains in the body longer than it should. Some say it ...

Scientists at the University of North Texas report a breakthrough in building tiny, lab-grown replicas of human organs. These replicas, called organoids, can mimic some functions and structures of ...