Perturbations in "face patch" regions of the brain affect the perception of faces and other objects.

Lamprey have an ancient and unexpected mechanism for developing neurons in the gut.

A new study suggests that efficient nutrient consumption by plankton in the Southern Ocean drove carbon sequestration in the deep ocean during the ice ages.

New minerals found in the Khatyrka meteorite, famed for containing the only known naturally occurring quasicrystals.

Combining computational with experimental approaches, researchers identify 12 new materials with potential use in solar fuels generators.

A new computer model from Caltech shows how sea ice can freeze icebergs together into a bulwark against glacial movement—and how thinning sea ice can suddenly break apart.

Rapidly varying temperatures have been measured on the ultrafast streams of gas emanating from around a black hole.

A promising new cancer treatment causes cancer cells to fill up with discarded proteins and thus self-destruct.

A new discovery about jets of gas bursting from the surface of moons throughout the solar system.

A new technique scrubs the last bits of sulfur from fuel, reducing the release of pollutants when the fuel is burned.