Origami isn’t just art anymore. A team of researchers at North Carolina State University has developed a new 3D printing technique that gives origami robots a life of their own, thanks to paper-thin ...

The vestibular system, a set of structures in the inner ears that helps with balance, may grant the birds their special ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...

Scientists at the Max Born Institute have developed a new soft X-ray instrument that can reveal dynamics of magnetic domains ...

Hannah Dailey, associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, studies the biomechanics of fracture fixation and bone healing. She received the 2024 Presidential ...

Researchers in Osaka have found that stem cells from fat tissue can repair spinal fractures similar to those caused by osteoporosis. By turning these cells into bone-forming clusters and pairing them ...

NASA launches TRACERS satellites to reveal how solar energy penetrates Earth's magnetic shield and triggers space storms.

Every year, nearly 10 million Americans experience a broken bone. A quarter of patients with lower leg fractures face delayed ...

A research team from NIMS, Tohoku University and AIST has developed a new technique for controlling the nanostructures and ...

Magnets are found in motors, speakers, sensors, and countless everyday devices. This video explains how magnetic fields work and how magnets interact with electricity to control motion, force, and ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Earth’s magnetosphere protects life from deadly space radiation, but many aspects of its function remain a mystery. Scientists have long believed ...

Abraham Lincoln’s words to a divided nation still ring true today. On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln stood on the east portico of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, to offer his second ...