Inspired by the ability of sea cucumbers to change the stiffness of their bodies, University of Waterloo researchers have ...

In places like South Asia, Africa and parts of the Americas, monsoon rains supply water for drinking, crops and hydropower for billions of people. Understanding the patterns that monsoons tend to ...

In 1987, biologists captured the last free-flying condor to transfer it to captivity, and the largest flying North American ...

Understanding instabilities and turbulence in plasmas is one of the key challenges across a wide range of plasma research fields, including nuclear fusion, astrophysics and laser-plasma physics. In ...

Establishing a long-term presence on the moon will require solving challenges that are easy to overlook on Earth. Lunar ...

Stainless steel is widely used for its corrosion resistance, but it is not invincible. In environments containing chloride ions, such as seawater, pitting corrosion can occur. These pits often start ...

Raw, grilled, roasted, stuffed—there are many ways to enjoy bell peppers, also called capsicums, sweet peppers or paprika. Bell peppers originated in Central and South America and belong to the ...

Humans and chimpanzees share almost all their genes. Despite this, our brains have developed in different ways. Researchers ...

Many of the most potent antibiotics originate from bacteria. A large proportion belong to a class of compounds known as ...

A joint research team from KAIST and the APEC Climate Center has found that the East Asian summer front has migrated north ...

Emergency crews scrambled on Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of homes in Taiwan after Typhoon Champi's fierce winds battered the island, with the storm moving toward China and Japan.

Glass can keep a drink safely contained, protect a smartphone screen, or serve as a foundation for electronic components. But ...