Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.

Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

In October 2008, Chris Bretherton lifted off from the coast of northern Chile in a C-130 turboprop plane. It was too dark to see the sandy hills of the Atacama Desert below, but the darkness suited ...

Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces. Clare Watson is a freelance science journalist based on the eastern coast of Australia.

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