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  1. Materials Science

    A light wrap?

    Materials scientists have created fabrics that can both detect light and conduct electricity.

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  2. Growing where they haven’t grown before

    Researchers have found the right laboratory conditions for growing mouse precursor cells into sperm.

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  3. Animals

    Song Fights

    Birds settle many of their disputes by some rough-and-tough singing bouts, and recording equipment now lets researchers pick a song fight, too.

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  4. Physics

    An Electron Runs through It

    Now that physicists can observe electrons beneath the surface of microchips, they have uncovered electron-flow patterns that are both surprising and visually startling, as well as new details of electron behavior that may lead to faster electronics and quantum computing.