Crystals have repeatedly been found at archaeological sites alongside Homo remains. Evidence shows that hominins have been collecting these stones for as long as 780,000 years. Yet, we know that our ...

For years, the Prairie Pothole Region has bothered me in a very specific way. On a map, it looks like a normal landscape: ...

Private companies are no longer peripheral participants in U.S. space activities. They provide key services, including ...

A new catalyst strategy developed at Institute of Science Tokyo uses BaSi2 as a support for nickel and cobalt to decompose ...

The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home to a spectacular array of life: iridescent blue lizards, tiny ...

Crystalline nanomaterials are valuable because their highly ordered structures give them useful properties for technologies ...

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother.

Diastereomers are structurally identical molecules that are not mirror images of each other. Diastereomers can have different ...

A recent study published in PLOS ONE has shed light on public perceptions of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in ...

Intrinsically disordered proteins lack a fixed structure, which is why they have been considered "undruggable" targets for ...

Scientists have analyzed more than 40 years of astronomical data to uncover evidence that the sun's internal structure subtly ...

Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the ...