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Why are tropical animals so colorful?Many animals in the tropics are colorful for a number of reasons, including some you might not expect.
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Nuclear fusion record smashed as German scientists take 'a significant step forward' to near-limitless clean energyGermany's Wendelstein 7-X stellarator has set a new benchmark for fusion reactors, bringing commercial, near-limitless clean energy one step closer to reality.
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Why isn’t an atom’s nucleus round?The nuclei of atoms are often portrayed as round in textbooks, but it turns out they're rarely spherical.
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Mathematicians solve vexing 'crowd problem' that explains why public spaces devolve into chaosWhy do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT mathematician may finally crack the tricky crowd problem.
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How do we know pi is an irrational number?Are there mathematical ways to prove that pi is an irrational number that has no end?
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Pi quiz: How much do you know about this irrational number?Test yourself on math's most famous constant with this pi quiz.
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New fabric can heat up more than 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weatherA new smart fabric converts light into heat and can raise temperatures by more than 54 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) after just 10 minutes in the sun.
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Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the 'missing link' in the quest for superconductivityScientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.
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Can you transplant an organ more than once?"Recycling" an already transplanted organ could help save lives, but the procedure comes with additional risks, physicians say.
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How does fluoride prevent cavities?Whether delivered in water or toothpaste, fluoride can help guard teeth against decay. But how?
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The shape of light: Scientists reveal image of an individual photon for 1st time everUsing a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken.
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Is light a particle or a wave?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.
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Cats are better at word association than human babies are, study findsCats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows.
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Which came first: viruses or bacteria?Viruses and bacteria have been around for billions of years, but which came first?
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2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists who revealed a 'completely new world of protein structures'David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper shared the Nobel prize in chemistry for work that revolutionized our understanding of protein structure.
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Why do cats 'chatter'?Some cats chatter, oftentimes when they see prey. But why?
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New reactor could more than triple the yield of one of the world's most valuable chemicalsA new reactor creates ammonia from polluted wastewater using electricity, and it's way more efficient than existing methods.
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Experimental menstrual product turns blood to jellyScientists are working to develop a new filler for period products that they say could help prevent leaks.
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What is the world's most dangerous chemical?There are plenty of harmful chemicals, but the devil is in the details when determining which is the most dangerous.
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Secrets of radioactive 'promethium' — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year searchScientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method.
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Chinese scientists have found a way to make batteries more efficient — by using waterChinese researchers have found a way to make aqueous batteries more energy-dense, by adding bromide to the electrolyte solution
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Atoms squished closer together than ever before, revealing seemingly impossible quantum effectsUsing a clever laser technique, scientists have squished pairs of atoms closer together than ever before, revealing some truly mind-boggling quantum effects.
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Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever foundScientists 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.
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World's thinnest gold leaf, dubbed 'goldene,' is just 1 atom thickGoldene is the latest 2D material to be made since graphene was first created in 2004.
