All week, All Things Considered is offering Highly Specific Superlatives in honor of the year that was. On Tuesday, we look at the weirdest leap forward in brain science. Researchers can now grow mini ...

Mechanical engineers have demonstrated a set of prototypes for manipulating particles and cells in a Petri dish using sound waves. The devices, known in the scientific community as 'acoustic tweezers, ...

BOSTON — We believe what we see … so how do unseen ideas become believable? Antibiotic resistance could have a drastic impact on all of our lives, but is invisible to the naked eye and impossible for ...

Do you get grossed out by public restrooms? If you’ve seen Nichole Ward’s viral hand dryer experiment online, you may be even more disgusted than than usual, but a closer look suggests your fears are ...