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The graphite-diamond phase transition is of particular interest for fundamental reasons and a wide range of applications.

A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the initial steps of ice formation by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to solving equations that govern the quantum behavior of individual atoms and mole...

Redrawing the geological timeline of Earth's first billion years is casting new light on whether life emerged on land or in the oceans

A human's ability to interpret the cries of a baby in pain isn't innate but learned from experience.

When humans, animals, and machines move throughout the world, they always push against something, whether it's the ground, air, or water. Until recently, physicists believed this to be a constant, following the law of co...

Nearly half of the lightning strikes in northern California over the past three decades occurred on days with little to no rain, sparking some of the most destructive wildfires in the state's history

An unexploded WWII-era bomb was discovered in Italy's River Po as extreme drought lowers water levels across Europe.

Meat, fish and cheese top the list of food products with the biggest environmental impact, in new research that points the way to widespread eco labels

NOAA reported that a "moderate" solar storm struck Earth over the weekend, and another once could hit today.

Researchers have found more than a thousand ways ten climate hazards could aggravate transmissible diseases, from flooding to heatwaves

LEDs made from perovskite, a titanium and calcium crystal, are a potential alternative to silicon-based ones, but until now haven't been able to match them for stability and efficiency

An electrical device that can send and receive chemical signals from neurons could be used in brain-machine interfaces

Cavers have successfully navigated Australia's deepest cave and named it the "Delta Variant" after COVID-19.

A research group led by graduate student Yeelai Chew, Assistant Professor Sylvain de Léséleuc and Professor Kenji Ohmori at the Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, is using atoms c...

A treasure trove of gold coins and jewels has been recovered from a 350-year-old shipwreck in the Bahamas and will be part of a new museum exhibition.

The best science books evoke a sense of wonder and make you marvel at the incredible world we live in.

The Goths sacked Rome, but they also helped preserve Roman culture. Gothic architecture, Gothic fiction and Goth music evolved from references to the Goths.

A scientist at the Chernobyl nuclear plant says that Russian troops occupying the Zaporizhzya nuclear plant are risking its safety, with reports of shelling and mining of the site and explosives in the reactor building

Regions of repetitive DNA sequence called telomeres cap our chromosomes, with shorter telomeres being linked to Alzheimer's disease, cancer and heart disease

Ever seen a baby gazelle learn to walk? A fawn, which is basically a mammalian daddy long-legs, scrambles to its feet, falls, stands, and falls again. Eventually, it stands long enough to flail its toothpick-like legs in...

Crystallization in liquids is a fundamental phase transition. While for many years, the understanding of crystallization was governed by classical nucleation theory, recent research has shifted focus to non-classical pat...

Everything you need to know about August's prolific display of "shooting stars."