Ancient microbial activity preserved in deep seafloor sediments challenges assumptions about where fragile traces of early ...

Systems that operate better in dry conditions have received a boost with the development of a wrinkled surface that sheds water more quickly than one that is smooth. By adding a subtle, wrinkle-like ...

March 26, page 41: Nina Berova, winner of the 2007 Chirality Medal, is a research professor in the chemistry department of Columbia University. April 2, page 62: Spinhenge@home, a volunteer computer ...

When a squid is startled the muscles in its skin contract, producing colourful patterns that help camouflage it while jellyfish use wrinkles to warn off predators. Now these incredible properties of ...

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21, 2016 -- What do squid and jellyfish skin have in common with human skin? All three have inspired a team of chemists to create materials that change color or texture in response ...