Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

The science pros at TKOR turned a human hand into a giant Jolly Rancher, exploring candy science in a ridiculously sticky and fun way.

A team of physicists has experimentally confirmed a long-predicted sequence of exotic magnetic phases in an atomically thin ...

A new book from Rebecca Solnit, promising to bring us hope in these “difficult times”, is among our pick of popular science titles out this month – along with a guide on how to talk to AI, and a look ...

The science pros at TKOR reveal simple two-ingredient science experiments anyone can try at home, combining fun, chemistry, and educational DIY fun.

Every year, the fair draws in third- through 12th-grade students from across the valley, challenging them to explore an array ...

An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterized a molecule unlike any ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

A ring of 13 carbon atoms and two chlorine atoms has a remarkable molecular structure that means you would have to go around the loop four times to return to your starting position ...

Touching your tongue to frozen metal must be a rite of passage if you're a five-year-old boy from a cold place. It's possibly ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Tiny life forms tucked into debris from an asteroid hit could catapult to other planets—including Earth—and survive, a new ...