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Put two grapes close together in a microwave and you’ll get an electrifying result, all because of the physics of plasmas.
Impressive but deadly physics underlie catastrophic eruptions.
We cannot deduce laws about a higher level of complexity by starting with a lower level of complexity. Here, reductionism meets a brick wall.
Ancient helium-3 from the dawn of time leaks from the Earth, offering clues to our planet’s formation. A key question is where it leaks from.
A century ago, electric cars were common. The fact that they were almost entirely replaced due to the internal combustion engine is a testament to the glacial pace of battery breakthroughs.
Some ozone experts seriously doubt the findings.
Researchers have discovered 830-million-year-old microbes living inside a salt rock on Earth. Could the same occur on Mars?
From wearable electronics to microscopic sensors to telemedicine, new advances like graphene and supercapacitors are bringing “impossible” electronics to life.
The James Webb Space Telescope finally could answer the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe.
A chemist explains the real reason your family dinner is such a risky ordeal.
These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we might have thought.
Most people have a distorted view of what being a scientist is like. Scientists need to make a greater effort to challenge stereotypes.
Most cities reeked of death, defecation, and industrial waste. Still, focusing only on stench means turning a blind eye (or nose) to the many other smells that helped shape human history.
Due to a crust of carbon, the absence of oxygen, and constant bombardment from meteorites, the planet Mercury may be littered with diamonds.
Scuba divers often appear to be swimming through a calm and muffled universe. This couldn’t be farther from the truth.
“This fourth wave will be worse than it’s ever been before.”
On Earth, microbial growth is common in lava tubes no matter the location and climate, whether it’s ice-volcano interactions in Iceland or hot, sand-floored lava tubes in Saudi Arabia.
We need a hypothesis that accounts for both the fine-tuning of physics for life but also the arbitrariness and gratuitous suffering we find in the world.
Life in the supremely vast cosmos is incredibly rare. We need a new vision for our living planet and for ourselves.
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
Sigmund Freud developed the decidedly unscientific principles of psychoanalysis in a time when most psychologists were trying to join the ranks of chemists and medical doctors.
Edible electronics, devices that can be broken down and digested, could perform many useful functions inside the body.
The researchers consumed a lot of wine while watching 15 seasons of the show.
Astronomy’s roots rest in the very origins of humanity. We have always looked to the skies for answers. We are starting to get them.
Synthetic biology has the power to cure and kill. Have we learned from our past mistakes?
“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”
Life is possible because of asymmetries, such as an imbalance between matter and antimatter and the “handedness” (chirality) of molecules.
Do we still remember what we learned in the 1940s?
Multiple lines of evidence — physical, chemical, and biological — must converge for scientists to conclude that alien life has been found.