So, if astrobiologists ever do find alien life with a weird chemistry that uses some liquid other than water, it's not likely ...

Researchers have turned abundant natural materials like cellulose into powerful hydrogels that capture water from air, offering a scalable solution to global water scarcity.

Parts of the Southeast saw devastating flash floods as a powerful storm deposited up to 6 inches of rain this past weekend.

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

The study provides a first experimental look at the principle of microscopic reversibility in molecular devices.

The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) is scheduled to launch after February 27, 2025 ...

Guests mingled in the mansion’s many rooms, checking out the various tableaus and displays – including the Poe Death Exhibit – and enjoying Poe readings, as well as food and drink ...

Journalist Dan Buettner thinks they are, combined with other forms of physical activity and mostly vegetarian diets.

We asked our listeners to tell us how they found love while doing or appreciating science. Read on for some romantic resonance.

When scientists develop new molecules—whether for the purposes of agriculture, species control, or life-savings drugs—it's important ...

University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering PhD candidate Changxu Sun holds up a small malva nut and a submerged one to demonstrate how much it swells in water. Sun is harnessing ...

An international team has developed a new technique to recycle perovskite solar cells (PSC) made on glass substrates using a ...