Researchers discover weird objects orbiting Milky Way's central black hole

Researchers discover weird objects orbiting Milky Way’s central black hole

Scientists from the UCLA Galactic Center Orbits Initiative have discovered a new class of objects that are orbiting the supermassive black hole at the...
Researchers Create "Strange Metal" Packed With Entangled Electrons

Researchers Create “Strange Metal” Packed With Entangled Electrons

An international team of scientists has created what’s called a “strange metal” — and they say it could help harness the potential of the...
Pacific Ocea: Scientists say hot ocean "blob" killed one million seabirds

Pacific Ocea: Scientists say hot ocean “blob” killed one million seabirds

On the heels of new research showing that the world's oceans are rapidly warming, scientists revealed Wednesday that a huge patch of hot water...
Scientists think it was one of the first animals to spend time on land

Scientists think it was one of the first animals to spend time on land

Scientists studying fossils collected 35 years ago have identified them as the oldest-known scorpion species, a prehistoric animal from about 437 million years ago....
Natural selection's reach extends beyond genome into epigenome, research

Natural selection’s reach extends beyond genome into epigenome, research

The field of evolutionary biology has seen its share of spirited debates. But if there's one principle that virtually every expert in the field...
Study: The mysterious, legendary giant squid's genome is revealed

Study: The mysterious, legendary giant squid’s genome is revealed

How did the monstrous giant squid -- reaching school-bus size, with eyes as big as dinner plates and tentacles that can snatch prey 10...
Researchers breach brain barriers to attack tumors

Researchers breach brain barriers to attack tumors

The brain is a sort of fortress, equipped with barriers designed to keep out dangerous pathogens. But protection comes at a cost: These barriers...
Report: Billions of quantum entangled electrons found in 'strange metal'

Report: Billions of quantum entangled electrons found in ‘strange metal’

In a new study, U.S. and Austrian physicists have observed quantum entanglement among "billions of billions" of flowing electrons in a quantum critical material. The...
Report: Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus

Report: Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus

An international team of scientists has synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus. Led by biologists at the University of California...

Report: Detailed, fast imaging of hidden objects could help self-driving cars detect hazards

Researchers have harnessed the power of a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning to create a new laser-based system that can image...

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