Victoria Atkinson

Whether delivered in water or toothpaste, fluoride can help guard teeth against decay. But how?

Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken.

Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to get there.

Cats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows.

Viruses and bacteria have been around for billions of years, but which came first?

David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper shared the Nobel prize in chemistry for work that revolutionized our understanding of protein structure.

Some cats chatter, oftentimes when they see prey. But why?

Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?

A new reactor creates ammonia from polluted wastewater using electricity, and it's way more efficient than existing methods.

Scientists are working to develop a new filler for period products that they say could help prevent leaks.

There are plenty of harmful chemicals, but the devil is in the details when determining which is the most dangerous.

Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method.

Chinese researchers have found a way to make aqueous batteries more energy-dense, by adding bromide to the electrolyte solution

Using a clever laser technique, scientists have squished pairs of atoms closer together than ever before, revealing some truly mind-boggling quantum effects.

Scientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom molecule, called 2-methoxyethanol, was detected in the Cat's Paw Nebula.

Goldene is the latest 2D material to be made since graphene was first created in 2004.

A four-atom molecule has broken the record for coldest large molecule.

The element bismuth can "float" between magnets due to magnetic levitation. What's the science behind this phenomenon?

Is there an evolutionary reason why cats have sparse fur near their ears?

We finally understand why blueberries are blue — and the secret lies not in the flesh or skin, but the waxy coating around it.

The reason for copper's unique properties comes down to the configuration of its electrons.

People with psychopathic traits often struggle with emotional empathy, but they're usually adept at cognitive empathy and can use this to manipulate people.

BetaVolt's BV100 is smaller than a coin and contains a radioactive isotope of nickel that decays into copper and supplies power to a device for up to 50 years. But it probably won't power your smartphone anytime soon, an expert suggests.

Microsoft's AI tool narrowed 32 million theoretical materials down to 18 in just 80 hours — with scientists synthesizing one that can reduce Lithium usage in batteries by 70%.

Astronomers accidentally uncovered an extremely dark primordial galaxy — one of the faintest objects in the universe — because of a typo in their telescope coordinates.