High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states—solid, liquid or gas. But there are in fact ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to ...

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

These curious molecules are both positively and negatively charged at the same time; the word “zwitter” in German means “hybrid” or “hermaphrodite”. Their unusual nature affords zwitterions a ...

Scientists have found methods to convert plastic waste into valuable chemicals. One approach breaks plastics into olefins for ...

Water isn't just liquid, ice, or vapor — under extreme conditions, it can transform into exotic phases, such as the newly observed plastic ice VII. This hybrid phase, predicted years ago but only ...

Researchers are investigating the link between mindfulness and health, offering potential new options for the treatment and ...

In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states – solid, liquid or gas. But there are in fact many more phases, some of which – predicted to exist at high temperature ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design brand-new enzymes that can go through multi-step reactions, a ...

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic cloudscape, with clouds of dust and gas swirling in beautiful colors.

Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...