The reason we can gracefully glide on an ice-skating rink or clumsily slip on an icy sidewalk is that the surface of ice is ...

Every breath of air, every strand of DNA and every cell in my body carries a chemical story that began long before Earth ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

Trident Technical College astronomy professor Blake Crosby has a gift for translating complex science into fascinating conversation. He kindly agreed to answer imaginative questions about cosmic myste ...

A violent stellar explosion has just given astronomers their clearest look yet at how some of the raw ingredients for biology ...

Interview with Marumi Kado on the future of particle physics and the origin of everythingFor many people, particle physics is ...

The EPA refutes that several recently approved pesticides are ‘forever chemicals.’ Here’s what the science says.

An interview with Marumi Kado highlights the challenges and opportunities of the Future Circular Collider in particle physics ...

We at the opinions desk know firsthand just how awkward holiday family encounters can be.  Fortunately, we’re here to walk you through how to respond to any tense conversations ...

Water is all around us, yet its surface layer—home to chemical reactions that shape life on Earth—is surprisingly hard to study. Experiments at SLAC's X-ray laser are bringing it into focus.

Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, scientists have filmed atoms performing an eternal quantum dance that never ...

For much of my career, I have been fascinated by the ways in which materials behave when we reduce their dimensions to the ...