Practically all of the matter we see and interact with is made of atoms, which are mostly empty space. Then why is reality so… solid?
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Asymmetric organocatalysis is an environmentally friendly way of accelerating chemical reactions and creating specific types of molecules.
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy uses small molecules to alter RNA. Researchers have now used those molecules to alleviate a genetic form of blindness.
Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
It could prevent sun damage and help chemical burns heal faster.
Are physicists about to decode a mysterious field of science that could have huge implications for your health?
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Forget about the terawatt lasers we’re making on Earth. This natural one is thousands of times more powerful than the Sun.
We cannot deduce laws about a higher level of complexity by starting with a lower level of complexity. Here, reductionism meets a brick wall.
Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.
If you eat a diet full of refined grains, high-sugar drinks, and sweets, there’s a good chance you have too much insulin.
“Less is better” is not a catchy marketing slogan, but one doctor who didn’t shower for five years thinks there’s a lot of truth to it.
On the menu: stews, cheese, and fermented drinks.
The sky is blue. The oceans are blue. While science can explain them both, the reasons for each are entirely different.
Lasers, mirrors, and computational advances can all work together to push ground-based astronomy past the limits of our atmosphere.
Cryo-electron tomography, or cryo-ET, is the future of cell research.
Scientists will be able to make detailed “Claymation-like” movies of chemical reactions.
Pain relievers like acetaminophen and ibuprofen are made with chemicals derived from oil. Scientists have shown how to make them from trees.
The problem of the electroweak horizon haunts the standard model of cosmology and beckons us to ask how deep a rethink the model may need.
Tumor cells traverse many different types of fluids as they travel through the body.
Every timekeeping device works via a version of a pendulum — even the atomic clocks that are accurate to nanoseconds.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
If future studies prove it to be successful, this technique for the early detection of pancreatic cancer could save thousands of lives.
One research group’s AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.
Human beings are tiny creatures compared to the 92 billion light-year wide observable Universe. How can we comprehend such large scales?
Life largely owes its existence to this equation. Be sure to hug your house plant today.
Laser-guided lightning systems could someday offer much greater protection than lightning rods.
The vaccine provided protection for mouse and ferret models.
Venus Life Finder could launch as early as 2023.
A chemist explains the real reason your family dinner is such a risky ordeal.