Scientists study how tiny pigments in leaves use quantum mechanics to transfer energy efficiently for better solar panels.

Hazelnuts have long been prized as a tasty and nutritious food. Found in forests statewide in Missouri, they are a favorite wild edible for many people. Squirrels and other small mammals feast on the ...

Due to their rarity and demand, the development of pearlescent pigments to mimic the natural beauty of a true pearl became inevitable. Here, researchers utilize plate-like particles to create ...

Color them surprised. In a novel study, German researchers were able to track how the liquid components of tattoo ink behave ...

Biology professor James Dearworth Jr. has been studying turtles for decades. What does he see in them? He was hoping you’d ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin ...

The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the ...

Of his final paper, Turing said that it “does not make any new hypotheses; it merely suggests that certain well-known ...

A 183-million-year-old fossil with exceptionally well-preserved soft tissues has revealed that some plesiosaurs were covered ...

The smooth wings of fruit-sucking moths appear to be ridged like a leaf – but the resemblance is created by nanostructures ...