By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...

Discover how to transform a basic webcam into a powerful DIY microscope using simple materials. In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to build a functional microscope stand from cardboard, ...

Bacteria can be turned into living factories that churn out complex molecules using reactions catalysed by light 1.

For the first time, scientists have used ultraviolet (UV) light, a low-cost and readily available energy source, to successfully synthesize more sustainable and recyclable polymer materials. Led by ...

Exclamation marks, ellipses and ‘haha’ can’t fix our growing inability to communicate. By Nitsuh Abebe “How Many Exclamation Points Are Too Many in an Email? A Psychologist Weighs In.” A psychologist!

Astronomers have traced the origin point of a jet of material that is thousands of light-years long emanating from the supermassive black hole M87* ...

New Mexico prosecutors have added a fresh sexual abuse allegation to the Timothy Busfield case in a court filing dated January 14, 2026. Authorities allege the actor groped a then 16-year-old girl ...

Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival. By Becky Ferreira Today it seems obvious: Dip a sharp object in a poisonous ...

President William Ruto hosts more than 17,000 UDA grassroots leaders from Nyeri county, who were elected as polling centre officials, at Sagana State Lodge on January 17, 2026. [PCS] You do not have ...

Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut back on drinking before it becomes a bigger health problem. Test tubes are ...

But one crafty TikToker has a surprisingly simple alternative to diamond painting, and it employs something most people already have: empty pill bottles. The creator collected old prescription bottles ...