Research
The latest research stories, curated daily by MechNews — Science, engineering, and discovery — the research and breakthroughs that matter.
- Biologists reveal chlorophyll-building enzyme's structure for first time and clarify its mechanism
- Bennu asteroid analysis suggests unexpected origins for organics in space
- New algorithm improves phase readout for space-based gravitational wave detection
- Repurposing the internet's backbone to advance whale monitoring
- Detailed 3D view of babesiosis parasite's ribosome could guide development of targeted treatments
- Earth's 'core carbon' may have come from the far reaches of the solar system
- Two new howler monkey species discovered in the Amazon after 85 years
- Purple bacteria turn CO₂ and other industrial waste products into valuable supplement ingredients
- Tiny solar whirlpools may hold the secret to the sun's blistering corona
- Laser-driven magnetic state defies equilibrium rules
- Tiny nutrient, big mystery: Key gene reveals how cereal crops transport nickel
- World's most sensitive lab-based axion search presents its first results
- Digging up the past can change the ground beneath it
- AI-assisted atomic models reveal how protective shells regulate aluminum nanoparticle oxidation
- Why heart attacks can still happen even when bad cholesterol is low
- Study identifies single amino acid change that alters Andes virus protein behavior in human cells
- New perovskite system extends room-temperature spin polarization via successive quantum wells
- Canines could help anthropological studies, answering questions about human evolution
- Seismic imaging reveals double slab tearing at a subduction–collision transition
- How bacteria build the molecular bushing of the flagellar motor
- An ancient ocean full of giant predators reveals a surprising twist in evolution
- A dead star's mysterious rings reveal what could happen when our Sun dies
- AI points researchers toward new disease targets hidden in mitochondria
- Innovative study tests how people respond to flood warnings under pressure
- How mitochondria keep protein production moving
- Twisted atomic layers slide spontaneously at room temperature in simulations
- DNA nanoswitches find new drug leads faster by measuring protein interactions
- Researchers highlight ferroptosis's dual roles in plant immunity
- Ancient coins suggest influential Iron Age king was female
- A new superinductor created within a silicon integrated circuit
- Why heart attacks can still happen even when bad cholesterol is low
- New way of detecting date-rape drug use found in Switzerland
- How potentials and electric fields together control reactions on catalyst surfaces
- Superconducting vortices provide experimental evidence that clogging is a phase transition
- A lingering blue glow and unexpected energy levels hint at new ways to control light in advanced materials
- More important than tropical cyclones: Scientists finally track the hidden weather systems behind most tropical rainfall
- Why holding on to loyal donors is not the right advice for every nonprofit
- Deep-sea mollusk houses bacteria in tiny 'dragon balls,' revealing a new symbiotic structure
- A radical theory says the universe is twice as old as we thought
- Comets may have destroyed life's ingredients instead of delivering them to Earth
- Scientists discover a surprising link between acorns and lyme disease
- A simple supplement may help clear brain fog after cancer
- Scientists discover stunning new Amazon fish that may already be endangered
- An ancient ocean full of giant predators reveals a surprising twist in evolution
- Einstein's equations reveal how gravity could break, reconnect, and release energy
- A nuclear blast could save Earth from an asteroid, but there's a catch
- Stronger flu shot linked to nearly 55% lower Alzheimer's risk
- A dead star's mysterious rings reveal what could happen when our Sun dies
- An anti-aging drug may help protect the brain before Alzheimer's symptoms begin
- Permanent daylight saving time has a dark side, scientists warn