Order doesn’t always form perfectly—and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, ...

Physicists uncover hidden magnetic order in the pseudogap, showing how electron behavior stays organized before ...

A new metasurface lets scientists flip between ultra-stable light vortices, paving the way for tougher, smarter wireless communication.

There are times you want to create a home that looks like the one in the reality show, but your wallet wants to laugh. Don’t feel bad, secondhand stores, flea markets, and online marketplaces are ...

A: I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply ...

Overview: AI-generated music often sounds too perfect, with a steady pitch, a rigid rhythm, and a lack of human flaws.Repetitive loops, odd textures, and unnatu ...

As organisms develop from embryos, groups of cells migrate and reshape themselves to form all manner of complex tissues.

An often-overlooked part of the body may reveal important clues about overall health. Researchers from the University of Westminster in the U.K. discovered that the shape of the gluteus maximus muscle ...

Machine learning holds great promise for classifying and identifying fossils, and has recently been marshaled to identify trackmakers of dinosaur ...

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

A study shows that polarons can host stable atomic distortion patterns, reshaping how charge and energy move in materials ...