Select memories can be erased, leaving others intact

Different types of memories stored in the same neuron can be selectively erased, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center.

A 100-year-old physics problem has been solved at EPFL

EPFL researchers have found a way around what was considered a fundamental limitation of physics for over 100 years.

Long-read sequencing 'illuminates' inaccessible parts of the genome

Now, for the first time, Stanford University researchers have used long-read, whole genome sequencing to diagnose a patient.

New method proposed for 3-D through-wall imaging

Researchers have given the first demonstration of 3-D imaging of objects through walls using ordinary wireless signal.

This Study is Forcing Scientists to Rethink the Human Genome

A new study suggests an intriguing new way of viewing the genome in which nearly every gene impacts every other gene.

Italian Soil Yields a New Antibiotic That Can Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The new discovery shows promise in helping to treat the millions infected each year with antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Physicists just smashed a record to achieve quantum entanglement in space

In a new study, scientists have successfully transmitted entangled photons between a satellite and Earth at a distance of over 1,200 km.

Blue Brain team discovers a multi-dimensional universe in brain networks

A new study has discovered structures in the brain with up to eleven dimensions - ground-breaking work that is beginning to reveal the brain's deepest architectural secrets.

Scientists Discover That Light Can Behave Like a Liquid

Recent research shows that light is much stranger and more complex than scientists had previously given it credit for. According to recent findings, light can also behave like a liquid.

Oldest Known Fossils for Our Species Discovered in Morocco

Remains of the earliest known Homo sapiens date to 300,000–350,000 years ago in North Africa, and push back the origins of our our species by over 100,000 years.

CRISPR DNA Editing Can Cause Hundreds of Off-Target Mutations

A new study offers a cautionary tale for using the widely hyped gene-editing tool CRISPR on people.

Space-Mutated Bacteria Could Be Bad News

A new experiment shows that long-term exposure to microgravity affects bacteria at the genetic level.

Magnetic switch turns strange quantum property on and off

A research team has developed the first switch that turns on and off a quantum behavior called the Berry phase. The discovery may lead to new quantum electronic devices.

Bio-friendly energy storage device draws electrical power from the human body

The biological supercapacitor is a protein-based battery-like device capable of extracting energy from the human body.

The LHC is starting another year of high-energy physics

The first stable proton beams of the year have arrived at CERN.