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In a paper published in Nature Materials, a group of researchers at the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN, Spain) led by Prof. Sergio O

In a paper published in Nature Materials, a group of researchers at the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN, Spain) led by Prof. Sergio O. Valenzuela reports the observation of the magnon drag.

By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine In a watershed moment for chimpanzee research, the U.S. [More]

By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine In a watershed moment for chimpanzee research, the U.S. [More]

By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine Bacteria that contain an internal compass face an unusual challenge when they come to divide: snapping their internal magnets in two.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Finnish physicists has developed a novel way to amplify a microwave signal that unlike other amplifiers, produces noise that is just barely above that which is necessary due to the laws of quantum mechanics.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper scheduled for publication in the January issue of Nature Photonics describes the use of spinning microparticles to direct the growth of nerve fiber, a discovery that could allow for directed growth of neuronal networks on a chip and improve methods for treating spinal or brain injuries.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper scheduled for publication in the January issue of Nature Photonics describes the use of spinning microparticles to direct the growth of nerve fiber, a discovery that could allow for directed growth of neuronal networks on a chip and improve methods for treating spinal or brain injuries.

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Madrid scientists from The Complutense University think they have an algorithm that may impact the nature of the world's leading search engine. In essence, they are saying Hey, world, Google This. "We have found an instance of this class of quantum protocols that outperforms its classical counterpart and may break the classical hierarchy of web pages depending on the topology of the web," say the researchers.

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Madrid scientists from The Complutense University think they have an algorithm that may impact the nature of the world's leading search engine.

By Philip Ball of Nature magazine Charles Darwin was not a plagiarist, say two researchers who aim to refute the idea that Darwin revised his own theory of evolution to fit in with one proposed by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. The accusation has received little support from serious historians of Darwin's life and work, who say that Darwin and Wallace came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection independently at more or less the same time

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By Adam Marcus of Nature magazine A long-running question about how the largest species of birds achieve erect penises seems to have been settled.

By Ed Yong of Nature magazine It is not every day that you are separated from your body and then stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife. But such experiences are routine in the lab of Henrik Ehrsson, a neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who uses illusions to probe, stretch and displace people's sense of self.

Vayable helps tourists get off the beaten path. Can this San Francisco start-up find its way beyond seed funding? The Pitch: "Vayable makes it easy to find unique things to do when you're traveling.