Many fascinating phases in quantum materials emerge when electrons, atoms and other microscopic components begin to act collectively. But these phases do not necessarily appear out of nowhere when a ...

NASA is planning to send three small rovers to the moon with a single instruction: Work out among yourselves how to explore a ...

Canine sarcoptic mange (scabies) is a skin condition in which microscopic mites (Sarcoptes scabiei) infest dogs' skin. The condition is contagious and zoonotic and can be difficult to detect. If left ...

A new paper published in Physical Review Letters reveals that a leading dark matter candidate—the hypothetical "dark ...

Neptune's moon and ring system stand out among the giant planets because of the strange imbalance between its one very large ...

Fusion reactors, devices that generate energy by fusing light atomic nuclei at extremely high temperatures, could contribute ...

For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have demonstrated that the low-purity iron ore ...

Over the past two decades, photonic-crystal surface-emitting lasers (PCSELs) have shown promise as a type of advanced semiconductor laser useful in defense- and aerospace-related applications.

Four more belugas have arrived at a Chicago aquarium as part of a plan to move Canada's last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park to aquariums in the United States and Spain.

In 2016, archaeologists working at the Phaleron Burial Ground, part of the ancient Attica region, uncovered an astonishing ...

Scientists are increasingly relying on powerful data sources and tools that they often cannot fully understand, inspect or ...

In ant colonies, a single ant can be the catalyst for a wave of mob activity, launching brief bursts of coordinated movement ...