As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity ...

From start to finish, the bubble freezing process is kid-friendly. In a small container, stir together a cup of warm water, 2 ½ tablespoons of corn syrup, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 2 ½ tablespoons ...

New bibliometric tool combs through scientific literature, patents, and grants to forecast future impact, but experts disagree about its usefulness ...

Experiments reveal that unsaturated lipid membranes promote vesicle fusion and DNA retention during freeze–thaw cycles, highlighting icy environments as potential drivers of protocell evolution. Today ...

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

The teenager was researching the Miura-ori fold when Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and wildfires raged in Southern California. “I thought maybe these origami patterns, which are strong and ...

With a weekly investment, keeping your fridge fresh and organized doesn’t require a marathon cleaning session.

We've been trained to 'see something, say something' about danger. What if we did the same for what's good? It takes 10 seconds, and the research says the giver benefits most.

Networks of molecules in our body behave as though they have goals and desires. Understanding this phenomenon could solve the ...

A long-standing mystery in spintronics has just been shaken up. A strange electrical effect called unusual magnetoresistance shows up almost everywhere scientists look—even in systems where the ...

It's easy to forget where you parked your vehicle in a crowded parking lot, and if your key fob is out of range, try this simple trick.

We’ve all had moments when we, for some reason, can’t remember something minor — the name of that hotel in Miami we loved, when Beyoncé’s third album came out, or which cheese we ate last holiday ...