Researchers now have a clearer picture of the chemical mechanisms underlying lithium-ion batteries—and it could lead to faster, more efficient batteries for electric vehicles, portable electronics, and more.
According to an old Bulgarian tradition, some ants are the perfect, all-natural yogurt-making machines.
The finding offers tantalizing clues in the ongoing quest to piece together the origins of ORCs—mysterious, ring-shaped radio signals from space.
The finding suggests phosphine—a potential biosignature—shouldn’t be viewed as evidence of alien life until natural, non-biological sources are ruled out.
The first reported demonstration of “unconditional” quantum advantage has little practical value—but that's perhaps why it matters.
It’s “an important reminder that evolutionary paths can be unpredictable.”
China successfully debuted a powerful centrifuge that could support scientific pursuits across a variety of fields.
These all-natural traps appear to run on calcium.
Scientists had long suspected methane had something to do with it. Turns out they were partly right.
Sometimes the coolest cosmological discoveries are made completely by accident.
The technology could have promising applications for nuclear fusion research and other commercial uses, the researchers said.
And it’s not clear if anything can be done about the problem.
Astronomers saw past the blinding light of a quasar, only to find a supermassive black hole that's much smaller than theoretical predictions.
The squirrel probably isn’t rabid, but experts advise staying away and, in general, refraining from feeding wildlife.
The algorithm is grounded in math and physics and allows a nuclear microreactor to automatically control its thermal power.
A simple yet intuitive approach to tracking tiny, quantum mechanical particles could inform the next breakthrough in quantum technology.
A common, black yeast-like fungus may be the solution to uncontrollable plastic waste production, according to a German startup.
Adding tiny, complex nanoparticles to common vinegar significantly boosted its ability to destroy harmful bacteria, according to a new study.
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope observed dark beads and lopsided star patterns drifting over Saturn’s northern regions.
