Nearly a century ago, a single colony of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) helped launch the antibiotic age. In 1928, ...

A few years ago, I drove with an old friend from Togo, West Africa, towards the country's last remaining large protected area ...

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Atoms in a material are rarely still. They jiggle back and forth in collective lattice vibrations known as phonons. Their ...

One big dream of ultrafast science has been to watch changes in nanoparticles or biomolecules on their natural timescale.

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"Seeing the Earth from above is a powerful reminder of our interdependence," said Thomas Pesquet. The words of France's 10th ...

A Grade 4 teacher showed her class a video of children who walk miles barefoot to school. A hand shot up: "Why are you ...