Instead of a winter wonderland, the Red Planet's northern hemisphere goes through an active—even explosive—spring thaw. While ...

A team of materials scientists and chemists at ETH Zürich has developed a way to make "living" ceramics that can detect small ...

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge—up to 4 tons (3.6 metric ...

Honey, a complex substance made by a variety of species of bees, is often celebrated for its sweetness and health benefits.

Quantum walks are a powerful theoretical model using quantum effects such as superposition, interference and entanglement to ...

A global review of advancements in integrating metasurfaces—thin planar arrays of nanostructures—into optoelectronic devices ...

EU researchers are braving extreme Arctic conditions to shed light on snow's crucial role in Earth's climate system.

Researchers at Rice University have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer—a fundamental ...

As the festive season approaches, evergreen conifers like spruce and pine adorn homes worldwide. But while Christmas trees ...

New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years—almost twice as long ...

At a Neolithic settlement on the Danish island Funen dating back 5,500 years, archaeologists have discovered both grinding ...

Northwestern University engineers are the first to successfully demonstrate quantum teleportation over a fiberoptic cable ...