MIT scientists have snapped the first-ever images of individual atoms interacting freely in space, making visible the elusive ...

By creating a more true-to-life representation of DNA's environment, researchers have discovered that strand separation may take more mechanical force than the field previously believed.

CERN's ALICE experiment turned lead into gold—briefly—reviving alchemists' old dreams with modern nuclear physics.

From the powdered wings of a butterfly to the icy spines of a snowflake, symmetry is a common feature in nature. This often ...

Using a thermal sensor smaller than a grain of sand, engineers have measured the vibrations, or phonons, within individual molecules.

Cloud seeding – dispersing substances into clouds to induce rain – has been touted as a quick fix for droughts and water ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented sea turtle activities and the status of shoreline habitat along 35 miles of coastline since 1982. This area ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

F or the first time, physicists have created a "black hole bomb" in the lab, providing evidence for the "Zel’dovich effect" ...

Dr. Ranee Sridharan,’ you say. ‘Nice to see you again.’The woman in the white sari places a thumb in her ledger book, adjusts ...

I was Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and Director-General of Broadcasting only for a period of a little ...

Instead of funding flashy projects that attempt to recreate the past, we should be investing in proven conservation tools that protect existing species. This starts with restoring the protections ...