No, it's not quite a coronavirus-fighting lightsaber, but a personal, handheld device emitting high-intensity ultraviolet light to disinfect areas by killing bacteria and viruses may now be feasible. That's according to NSF-funded researchers at Penn State together with scientists at the University of Minnesota, University of Tokyo, and Tohoku University.

A "NICE" advance from Texas A&M toward developing replacement bone tissues for treating arthritis, bone fractures, dental infections and craniofacial defects.

A new method developed by engineers at MIT may offer a starting point for delivering life-saving treatments to plants ravaged by certain diseases. Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes.

Sensitive to pollen? New research from the University of Iowa says don’t count on rain to clear the air.

A discovery that different kinds of white fat cells may each play different roles in obesity, diabetes and other diseases.

Aha! + Ahhh: For many, creative insight triggers a mind-expanding rush of pleasure.

Students who listened to Beethoven during lecture -- and heard the same music in Dreamland -- did better on the test the next day. What's up with that?

New research from the University at Buffalo and the Foundation for Research and Technology in Greece adds to growing evidence that our ancestors interbred with Neanderthals more often than we thought.

We all know running is great exercise, but not everyone feels great doing it. Researchers from Stanford, Carnegie Mellon and Ghent Universities and Nike are studying devices that could put more pep in that step.

Scientists have developed a new way to harvest stray magnetic fields all around us and convert the energy into usable electricity.