Science

Design studio PriestmanGoode recently revealed a sustainable in-flight meal tray concept that includes edible packaging. The eco-friendly design is part of a project addressing the impact of plastic waste, with a focus on the aviation industry.

Refrigeration and air conditioning could use a boost in efficiency. On that road, researchers have now developed an unusual new technique that could lead to "twist fridges", which cool by unraveling fibers that are tensely twisted.

Australian researchers have discovered a fungus in Tasmania that produces novel molecules with similar activity to opioids. These never-before-seen molecules may have similar analgesic properties to morphine but without its dangerous side effects.

One of the most promising types of cancer treatment involves boosting the immune system’s response to the presence of cancer, and now two new mouse studies out of Yale University are reporting breakthroughs in this area.

A key component of NASA’s Insight Mars lander may soon be back in full swing, with a creative maneuver to free the vehicle’s heat probe after it became lodged in the soil now appearing to bear some fruit.

New research is elucidating the effects of maternal stress during pregnancy on fetal development. The research is finding links between a mother's stress levels during pregnancy and several birth outcomes including brain development and a baby’s sex.

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found a superconducting material naturally stable in two states at once, which is useful for quantum computers.

By training a pair of instruments on a nearby black hole, a team of astronomers have now produced a high-frame rate visualization of violent flares at its center in the kind of detail never seen before.

Artificial retinas have the potential to restore some sight to people with certain kinds of blindness, but they contain complex electronics that can overheat. Now a Stanford team has found a way to potentially bypass the issue.

NASA has previewed the new spacesuit that will protect American astronauts on their return to the Moon as part of the Artemis missions.

A new imaging technique could improve treatments for tumors, by revealing which ones need to be softened up ahead of time.

In a mission that could have important implications for global communications, NASA has launched a spacecraft to study the ionosphere and the effects of the lower atmosphere upon it.