As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in 2021, we must remain vigilant against more contagious variants…
The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2 spacecraft has thrived for over 30 months, using sunlight alone…
Gravitational wave observatories LIGO and Virgo have detected black holes merging with neutron stars. Scientists…
Magnetene could have useful applications as a lubricant in implantable devices or other micro-electro-mechanical systems.…
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Ruthenium catalysts can convert ammonia to nitrogen at room temperature while releasing energy, paving the…
As bacterial infections impervious to drugs rise, so does the need to develop better antibiotics.…
Novel geochemical dating techniques show that Norse people were in L’Anse aux Meadows exactly 1,000…
This past weekend, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, along with fellow veteran astronauts Michael López-Alegría…
Transmissibility is more threatening than immune escape, but together—as in Delta—they drive severe pandemics. Vaccines…
The Psyche mission will use Hall thrusters powered by solar electricity to turn xenon gas…
The ocean has about 20 million tons of gold in it — that’s around 700…
How Ultracold, Superdense Atoms Become Invisible A new study confirms that as atoms are chilled…
By perfecting gallium arsenide to unprecedented purity, Princeton researchers revealed exotic quantum behaviors at far…
Davemaoite, a crucial lower-mantle mineral, has been discovered in a diamond, revealing its role in…
The Expedition 66 crew is turning its attention to the U.S. Cygnus space freighter as…
Ruonan Han Seeks To Push the Limits of Electronic Circuits Ruonan Han’s research is driving…
Hubble imaged a protostar in the Chamaeleon constellation, showcasing the early stage of star formation.…