Chemist Omar Yaghi invented materials called MOFs, a few grams of which have the surface area of a football field. He ...

The material melts ice as fast or faster than plain salt does, Choi says, while lasting longer and thereby reducing the total ...

A study reveals that cells produce excess heat as a 'tax' for maintaining chemical reactions far from equilibrium for ...

Biologists have long regarded the bony plates found in some lizards as an ancient legacy, passed down and occasionally lost.

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

Long before humans evolved, a small eel shaped creature swimming in ancient seas carried eyes that look strikingly familiar.

Research from Chalmers has created a super-strong carbon fibre structural battery that can significantly reduce the weight of ...

The electric vehicle industry's focus on battery capacity has overlooked the critical and volatile supply chain for passive ...

On Christmas Day 2021, alongside other astronomers, I watched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launch from French Guiana and begin its month-long journey to its destination, 1.5 million ...

Scientists from UK have used a synchrotron in USA to investigate ancient vertebrate fossils. The remains revealed surprisingly complex eyes.

During the 19th century, scientists found that the main constituents of different foods were carbohydrates, fats, proteins, minerals, and water.

Red blood cells must be flexible to squeeze through tiny capillaries to deliver oxygen. Chemists have now discovered the secret of this flexibility: a 2-D triangular mesh, like a geodesic dome, ...