Anew study has uncovered surprising details about the nature of ice in space, challenging long-held assumptions about how ...

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A former “D” student from Norway, he made his mark at G.E.’s Research Lab in the U.S., in part by confirming a pivotal theory ...

New UK-led research finds that some space ice forms crystals, challenging long-held beliefs that it’s entirely amorphous and ...

Instead of a tempest in a teapot, imagine the cosmos in a canister. Scientists have performed experiments using nested, ...

A man in a lab coat bends under a dim light ... The long history of atomism provides a valuable perspective on how science is an intricate and winding process rather than a fast-delivery system of ...

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

Participants can accurately recognize levels of biodiversity through sight and sound, and aspects like color, light, as well ...

How enduring mild physical discomfort helps the brain build new reference points for tolerance. If the thought of going to ...

When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using functional MRI, researchers uncovered two key brain regions that activate when ...

Physicists confirm DT fusion insights from a 1938 experiment. The findings connect past theory with current fusion efforts. A ...