A new study led by Rice University materials scientist Lane Martin sheds light on how the extreme miniaturization of thin ...

Researchers have discovered that a single molecule, Wnt3, coordinates a two-step process of cell polarity orientation that ...

The phase and the group velocity of light propagating in conventional optical media cannot exceed the speed of light in ...

Scientists have uncovered a key mechanism in jellyfish embryos that provides new insights into how the body plan of these ...

While February kicked off with some moderate conditions, next week looks to feature another incursion resulting from the destabilization of the polar vortex, in this particular event, a split.

Researchers at Leipzig University have developed a new process for reversing the polarity of chemical compounds, also known as umpolung, for the precise synthesis of pharmaceuticals. This innovative ...

There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The animals spend their lives in cold climates, sometimes rolling around in ...

The first is the polar jet stream, a huge current of air that circles the globe between 50 and 60 degrees north latitude within the low-altitude troposphere, the same layer of atmosphere where ...

Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. That ...

Most of the US will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send temperatures tumbling below freezing for most of the nation starting this ...