New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, patterns.

We usually think of ice as just frozen water. It is simple, solid, and cold. But water is a master of disguise. With just two ...

A quick, purification-free method was developed by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo, to capture the detailed 3D ...

Why did they form at that time? Astronomers know from observing distant exploding stars that the size of the universe has ...

Scientists have found a way to make hydrogen peroxide from vibration instead of electricity or light, using motion and water to create a clean oxidant.

A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Porto have created a new way to target ...

This article examines emerging materials in space science, focusing on advancements that enhance performance and ...

Humanity’s first deliberate radio message sent to space in 1974Details of the Arecibo Observatory’s powerful transmitter and ...

Scientists have long thought of DNA as an instruction manual written in the four- chemical bases—A, C, T, and G—that make up the genetic code ... embedding biological computation directly into ...