The Japanese chemist played a key role in the discovery of electricity-conducting plastics, largely by accident.
Source: [NYT Science](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/science/hideki-shirakawa-dead.html)
Researchers have completely suppressed superconductivity in magic-angle graphene by screening interactions between electrons, helping resolve a long-running debate about the origin of the phenomenon.
The human body and its gut microbiome produce thousands of small molecules that shape how the body functions—influencing immunity, metabolism and more. Identifying what those molecules actually are has been one of the biomedical sciences' most persistent bottlenecks. More than 80% of compounds ...
Astronomers have used the MeerKAT radio telescope to detect hydrogen gas located billions of light-years away, from a period when the cosmos was billions of years younger.
In a paper published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin, researchers at Kyushu University report on what happens when wharf roaches, a common shoreline scavenger, eat expanded polystyrene (EPS). Roaches that fed on EPS showed no significant reduction in lifespan, but their guts displayed a...
A study of preschool children found that brief digital or traditional gameplay improved performance on tasks requiring quick responses but reduced performance on tasks demanding greater concentration and self-control.
Every 13 or 17 years, swarms of cicadas emerge from the ground, their black bodies, orange-tinged wings and ruby-red eyes enveloping trees and forests. It is a biological marvel unique in the insect world, and when it happens, it is impossible not to notice.