The shells of ostrich eggs, left in ancient trash heaps called middens, outperform other methods of dating for studying early Homo sapiens.

Robotic arm equipped with a hairbrush helps with brushing tasks and could be an asset in assistive-care settings.

Researchers used silicone and sugar to make the softest brain implant ever—with a thickness of sewing thread and the consistency of soft pudding.

Researchers have identified a protein signature that may help answer the question, “Why do some patients die from COVID-19, while others — who appear to be just as ill — survive?”

The growth in information production appears unstoppable.

"This system is so exciting because we can witness the formation of a planet. This is the youngest bona fide planet Hubble has ever directly imaged."

“Programmable matter” technique could enable product designers to churn out prototypes with ease.

Studying mice shows that evolution often works on the same genes in different populations when they're confronted with similar environmental conditions.

A Wyss Institute-led collaboration has used the institute’s organ-on-a-chip technology to identify the antimalarial drug amodiaquine as a potent inhibitor of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.