Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...

Bird retinas survive without oxygen by burning sugar scientists solve 300 year mystery that could help treat human strokes.

Biologists have finally solved a centuries-old mystery regarding how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite ...

Water doesn’t behave the same way in a glass as it does as ice in your freezer. When water is heated to several thousand ...

A huge bar of iron has been discovered lurking inside the iconic Ring Nebula. The structure is enormous, spanning hundreds of ...

If you've ever been frying up some juicy burgers and become worried at the sight of red liquid, don't worry, it's not blood.

Billions of cigarette butts end up on sidewalks, beaches, and gutters each year. They are small, easy to ignore, and hard to ...

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed "fast-RSOM," a new imaging ...

Many people still don’t understand how protein works, why it matters or the best ways to get enough of it in their diet. Here ...

A bullet-speed experiment reveals that the Earth's inner core may be softer and more dynamic than previously thought.

Copper atoms trapped in MXene nanochannels remove 94.9% of bisphenol A in 5 minutes by concentrating reactants and lowering ...