The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.

Researchers have succeeded in creating a rare type of diamond, known as lonsdaleite or hexagonal diamond. This material, whose hardness could surpass that of conventional diamonds, opens new ...

A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser. Meet ice XXI, a ...

Water may appear simple but behaves in ways that surprise even the world’s greatest scientists. A new international study has ...

Three researchers were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 8 for the development of a new type of molecular architecture that could one day enable innovations from carbon capture to ...

Researchers at the European XFEL and DESY are investigating unusual forms of ice that can exist at room temperature when subjected to extreme pressure. Ice comes in many forms, even when made of ...

Experiments show amino acids can cling to interstellar dust, survive heating, and reach planets - supporting a cosmic origin ...