As space expanded, everything spread out and cooled. Nowadays, the universe is not only huge but also cold in its average temperature (just a few degrees above absolute zero), though stars and ...

A recent study by researchers from Peking University demonstrates the potential of nuclear electric resonance to control the nuclear spins of nitrogen atoms in DNA using electric field gradients, ...

In the quest to take the "forever" out of "forever chemicals," bacteria might be our ally. Most remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) involves adsorbing and trapping them, but ...

The 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes famously said, “I think, therefore I am.” And what Descartes meant by that ...

Unraveling the chemical processes in soot particle filters reveals new ways to produce synthetic fuels.

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...

The researchers said that this occurred in ‘negative time.’ Not surprisingly, this got a lot of attention and people really wanted to know what negative time was, and how it may have the potential for ...

Carbon particles are present in many aspects of our daily lives. Soot, which consists of tiny carbon particles, is generated ...

Measurements of the distance to the Coma Cluster of galaxies find that it is millions of light years closer than the standard ...

A nuclear fusion reactor in China, dubbed the "artificial sun," has broken its own record to bring humanity one step closer to near-limitless clean energy.

The 'peculiar' objects don't resemble anything scientists have seen before and could even be an entirely new kind of star.

Microsoft researchers report that when the system was given over 608,000 stable materials from databases, it was able to ...