The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

Shape memory alloys are exotic materials that can be deformed at room temperature and return to their "remembered," ...

Cancer cells that have broken away from a primary tumor can lurk in the body for years in a dormant state, evading immune ...

A new study shows astronauts’ brains change shape and shift positions during stays in space. This research, which found that ...

The internal, infernal machinations of our planet may be way more complex than we suspected. A new, detailed probe of Earth's heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn't just change in rotation ...

These novel materials can change, fix, and retain their shape reversibly by using magnetic fields and ultraviolet light. (Nanowerk News) Magnetic micropillar arrays consist of tiny, vertical ...

Earth’s inner core, a solid metal ball gyrating within the molten outer core, may be both slowing down and changing shape. Recent analyses of earthquake waves have suggested that around 15 years ago, ...

New Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center research reveals how dormant metastatic cancer cells protect themselves from the ...

Earth cross section showing the classic distinction between crust, mantle and core. But new research shows Earth's structure is far more complicated and may change over time. Analyzing an unusual ...