Optical waves propagating through air or multi-mode fiber can be patterned or decomposed using orthogonal spatial modes, with ...

Dozens of monkeys in heat wave-hit India desperate for water have drowned in a well, a forest official said Tuesday, in a ...

Transfection is the process of deliberately introducing nucleic acids into cells. Cell transfection is crucial in the fields of T cell and stem cell therapy. However, the existing transfection ...

In recent years, technologies that allow scientists to study a person's DNA at single-molecule resolution have vastly expanded our knowledge of the human genome, the microbiome, and the genetic basis ...

Ever since aurora chasers discovered Steve, a mysterious ribbon of purple light in the night sky, scientists have wondered whether it might have a secret twin. Now, thanks to a photographer's keen eye ...

China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon ...

Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies die each winter. A new study by Penn State researchers has found ...

Droughts continue to overburden the systems and infrastructure that bring water to citizens and businesses. This is ...

The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents—the carbon cycle—is a fundamental process that regulates ...

As things stand today, global demand for cobalt and lithium for e-car batteries will increase almost 20-fold by 2050. By then, the development of a fossil-free power supply will require a lot of ...

Global temperatures are on the rise, with experts projecting an increase of 2.7°F by 2050. Because plants cannot regulate their own temperatures, they are especially sensitive to these temperature ...

The effective conversion from fossil fuel-based to renewable energy sources requires cost-efficient, high-capacity, ...