Organoids derived from stem cells can be engineered to mimic the biology of the human heart. (Image credit: Yonatan R. Lewis-Israeli et al. 2021/Nature Communications, CC BY-SA 4.0
(Image credit: Innatera) LAS VEGAS — The world’s first “neuromorphic chip” that could dramatically extend the battery life of smart devices will hit stores next year. The chip, which mimics the structure of the human brain, is designed to bring…
A map showing areas of the United States where hydrogen reserves are unlikely to exist (white to light blue) and where hydrogen reserves are likely to exist (blue to dark blue). (Image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey) A first-of-its-kind…
Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) numbers in the eastern Bering Sea declined sharply following the marine heatwave of 2018 and 2019. More than 10 billion snow crabs have disappeared from the Bering Sea in recent years, and we now understand why:…
In the future, we will likely encounter more asteroids like 2024 YR4. (Image credit: Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images) Asteroid 2024 YR4 went from potential city-killer to almost guaranteed close caller this week, as the odds of it…
Scars are made up of random bundles of a fibrous protein known as collagen, which forms in the skin when the body tries to repair itself after an injury. (Image credit: Lilia Kruger via Getty Images) Scars come in a…