Research
The latest research stories, curated daily by MechNews — Science, engineering, and discovery — the research and breakthroughs that matter.
- Laser light enables detection of colorectal cancer biomarker in blood within minutes
- Researchers track emerging pathogens at Arctic bird gathering
- Q&A: Grasslands in more diverse landscapes can suffer less from drought
- Could warmer waters bring heavier coastal rain? Insights from Cyclone Shaheen simulations
- New findings explain how cells assemble machinery to repair damaged DNA
- Vertical quantum sensor could reveal nanoscale magnetic patterns in quantum materials
- By cutting data layers, researchers create fast, explainable landslide detection AI
- When what you see doesn’t make sense, your brain does something remarkable
- Researchers build microscopic DNA 'sails' to pull molecules apart
- These massive stars could explain Webb’s strangest galaxies
- Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer?
- Sensors and drones can help farmers improve crop quality while saving water
- Injectable nanoparticles make blind retinas respond to light in preclinical study
- A single temporary stimulus may redirect cell fate without permanently altering genes
- How amateur naturalists are helping scientists track what everything eats
- Antibiotic resistance research calls for tests that reflect bacteria's changing environments
- Study finds families raising autistic children show resilience alongside higher stress
- Carbon nanotube foams reveal a new kind of mechanical memory
- Young users ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences
- World Cup viewers exposed to junk food, alcohol and gambling branding every 7 seconds, study finds
- AI tool compares 125 cell types across 700 million years of evolution
- Elusive builders of nearly perfect hexagonal tunnel fossils were probably small crustaceans—not worms
- What kills Schrödinger’s cat? Gravity may not be the answer
- Cooling liquids reveal self-limiting particle clusters behind glass transition
- Loss of Y chromosome in men could be an early warning sign of cancer
- Who benefits from tariffs, according to research
- From toothbrushes to aerospace: Graphene research advances fibers that conduct heat efficiently
- Using sound waves to turn iron and water into magnetic nanoparticles
- Dungeons & Dragons study rolls for better well-being
- Compact optical screen could pave the way for cheaper infrared cameras
- When what you see doesn’t make sense, your brain does something remarkable
- What kills Schrödinger’s cat? Gravity may not be the answer
- Breaking and entering: How parasites prepare host cells for invasion
- How cells rapidly detect viruses that fuse with their membranes
- Laser light enables detection of colorectal cancer biomarker in blood within minutes
- Previously overlooked protein helps cells divide correctly
- Great news from Saturn's moon Enceladus in the search for life in space
- Freezing threatens mRNA delivery, but Tris buffer helps nanoparticles retain their potency
- Molecular network resource identifies unknown compounds for biomarker discovery
- Discovery confirms rare, switchable electrical property in widely used electronics material
- Students help researchers study how people experience temperature
- Personal experience trumps public reputation when people judge others' refusals
- Researchers track emerging pathogens at Arctic bird gathering
- Scientists discovered two bizarre new sea spiders that are “nightmare fuel”
- This “rare” autism-linked genetic disorder may be far more common than scientists thought
- Scientists gave worms magnetic bacteria. They lived 43% longer
- Distant time crystals can somehow fall into the same rhythm
- Scientists thought they knew how this 70-year-old leukemia drug worked
- These massive stars could explain Webb’s strangest galaxies
- These tropical trees breathe at night to survive drought