For the first time, researchers have discovered that the same silver (Ag) nanocatalyst operates at different reaction sites ...

Scientists have made a surprising finding about how an asexually reproducing stick insect has evolved. Research led by Dr.

Oxygen provides the driving force for many vital chemical reactions. Two well-known examples include respiration, the process that allows living things to break down food to release its energy, and ...

By rapidly twisting a microscopically small tip back and forth, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have unlocked a new way to detect subtle changes on the surface of a material flexing in ...

The initiation of rain in clouds without ice remains one of the largest unsolved mysteries in atmospheric science.

For the first time, researchers have determined the shape of the actinide nucleus of fermium-255 and measured its structure ...

Using light to process quantum information is one of the most promising approaches to building future quantum computers.

In Goethe's ballad "Erlkönig," immortalized in Schubert's fevered 1815 setting, a dying boy riding through the night sees a ...

Measuring faint magnetic fields is useful in a number of areas, including mapping brain activity, monitoring hearts and ...

When most baby turtles hatch, their sex depends on the temperature of the sand or soil where their mother laid her eggs. Warm ...

Scientists in China predict that stacking two microscopic layers of boron could set a new record for superconductivity.

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a platform that pinpoints genetic triggers that turn microbes into efficient factories for new chemicals and ...