Physics-defying oil droplets hover, move against liquid flow in a first
In a world first, scientists in Germany have successfully recorded tiny oil droplets hovering within a flowing liquid,…
Quantum chemistry could enable safer, chlorine-free water disinfection
US scientists have taken a major step towards supplying hospitals and treatment facilities with safer chlorine-free water disinfection…
Earthquakes Did Something Unexpected to Life Deep Beneath Yellowstone
Researchers have investigated how earthquakes impacted underground life in Yellowstone, where they thrive far from the Sun’s warmth…
How to understand exoplanets — space scientists call on lab-based chemists to help
In the 30 years since exoplanets were first reported1, telescopes have revealed thousands of them. One of the…
Ohtani Shows the Economic Power of the Immigrant Superstar
It’s not usual to have a World Series full of baseball superstars, but I think most fans would…
Scientists Have Cracked the Mystery of Snake Pee
The science of poop has yielded some fascinating results, but the latest installment in this beat may be…
World’s hottest engine reaches temperatures hotter than sun’s core
A team of scientists claims it has created the world’s hottest engine. The innovative engine runs at temperatures…
Unique molecule may lead to smaller, more efficient computers
Today, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand—a smartphone. But computers weren’t always so…
AI is dreaming up millions of new materials. Are they any good?
When the pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) firm Google DeepMind announced almost two years ago that it had used…
Chemists Crack the Ghostly Truth Behind Will-o’-the-Wisps
For centuries, will-o’-the-wisps—eerie, blue flames floating over marshes—spooked unassuming passersby. The strange aberrations inspired many supernatural interpretations, from…
Arctic Rivers Are Turning an Eerie Orange, and This Might Be Why
Researchers have long believed that frozen environments slow chemical reactions, but new research challenges this belief. In a…
US scientists bring quantum-level accuracy to molecular modeling
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new method that brings quantum-level accuracy to molecular modeling,…