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Giving new meaning to the term "sonic boom," University of Illinois chemists have used sound to trigger microscopic explosions.

The 2011 Japan tsunami released thousands of tons of ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases into the air.

A splash of bleach can kill germs on a kitchen counter, but it may also cause health problems in children, a new study finds.

Imagine you need to have an almost exact copy of an object. Now imagine that you can just pull your smartphone out of your pocket, take a snapshot with its integrated 3-D imager, send it to your 3-D printer, and within m...

Since ancient times, Jerusalem has been a magnet for religious pilgrims from some of the world's largest faiths -- namely, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. But for a small percentage of these visitors, their reverence ma...

The final contenders collide. Your vote crowns the best piece of physics equipment in Physics Madness! It’s the ultimate showdown: the Large Hadron Collider vs. the Dark Energy Camera. Everyone's favorite particle coll...

It's a great day for particle physics fans: the world's largest atom smasher has been cleared to start running again as early as this weekend.

An invisible yet highly reflective spray paint debuted in the UK a few days ago, as part of a campaign by Volvo Car to increase cycle safety. Life Paint promises to be invisible on clothes and bikes, washable and non-per...

The world is becoming more religious, as the number of agnostics and others who don't affiliate with a certain religion shrinks as a percentage of the global population.

An experiment conducted by Princeton researchers has revealed an unlikely behavior in a class of materials called frustrated magnets, addressing a long-debated question about the nature of these discontented quantum mate...

Imagine you need to have an almost exact copy of an object. Now imagine that you can just pull your smartphone out of your pocket, take a snapshot with its integrated 3-D imager, send it to your 3-D printer, and within m...

Misguided notions about our sexual appetites are missing the bigger picture and making people unhappy, says Emily Nagoski

Skin-like, flexible, 'smart bandages' now in early development can sense how well a wound is healing and release embedded medication to fight a resurgent infection.

Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: April 3, 1915 "The day when Constantinople will be covered by the guns of the enemy is not very far distant." That's the ebulliant sentence... --

As we tackle issues such as climate change, new rules tightening the access government researchers have to the media will harm public trust, says Jodie Ginsberg

Kids might get allergic reactions after Easter egg hunts. Here's why.

A new study has shown that although huge floods are rare in human lifetimes, they are responsible for sculpting the steep mountains in Colorado's semiarid landscape.

Every spring, colorful eggs show up in Easter egg hunts. But besides serving as an oval canvas for egg decorators and a symbol of rebirth and fertility, avian eggs are known for their diversity in shape and size.

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(University of Oklahoma) A proposed pathway to construct quantum computers may be the outcome of research by a University of Oklahoma physics team that has created a new molecule based on the interaction between a highly...

With rising electricity prices one of the biggest issues facing households, Griffith University (Australia) research into energy storage and supply holds the promise of cheaper, better quality power for the low voltage (...

A deformed frog, preserved and stained with its disfigurations, is a poignant statement on environmental destruction.