Researchers at the University of North Carolina have created microscopic soft robots shaped like flowers that can change shape and behavior in response to their surroundings, just like living ...

In the right combinations and conditions, two-dimensional materials can host intriguing and potentially valuable quantum ...

Standing where her family home once was, Ruth Deidree Boelan closed her eyes and prayed for relatives missing in devastating ...

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A small Canadian mining company, Canagold, is seeking permits and approvals to renew gold mining operations at a remote site ...

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more ...

Circadian clocks of wheat can provide a window into the plant's nutrient content and life cycle, finds new research that ...

New research suggests that trying to change people's climate habits won't hurt support for big picture solutions.

New research shows that dark matter has a different distribution in our galaxy than previously thought, and that advances dark matter's status as a potential source of the observed gamma ray excess in ...

The simulation of strongly interacting many-body systems is a key objective of quantum physics research, as it can help to ...

After-school programs are in high demand among families, but mismatches in cost, location and program type can prevent ...

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