For more than a century, fossils meant bones, shells and the occasional imprint of a leaf. Now, a wave of research is showing ...

Drug developers are racing to design molecules that coax our cells into burning more energy even when we are sitting still, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scientists have detected water molecules on the surface of an ...

We are all stardust — but how that stardust became life on Earth is a mystery. The complexity of just one of your cells, where little proteins walk with cargo on their backs and enzymes zip along your ...

A technical achievement marks a significant advance in the burgeoning field of observing individual molecules without the aid of fluorescent labels. While these labels are useful in many applications, ...

Scientists have created giant molecules — the size of bacteria — that may be useful in future quantum computers. The molecules of unusual size are formed from pairs of Rydberg atoms — atoms with an ...

Molecules are seriously chilling out. Scientists report the first cooling of molecules below a previously impassable milestone. The result, in which scientists cooled molecules down to tens of ...

Scientists were able to manipulate a calcium monohydride molecular ion — made up of one atom of hydrogen and one atom of ...

At extremely cold temperatures, the quantum nature of matter expresses itself in unique collective behaviors. These include superconductivity, superfluidity, and Bose-Einstein condensation, where ...

With everything from violins to rifles being made on 3D printers, it seems the devices have taken the notion of DIY to a whole other level. Now, 3D printing is allowing scientists to gain insights ...

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When the clock strikes lunar noon, water molecules begin to dance around on the light side of the ...