Scientists have used ultracold atoms to successfully demonstrate a novel method of particle acceleration that could unlock a ...

The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the ...

An international team, including astronomers from Keele University, has performed a unique cosmic test to measure the mass of ...

Every living cell must interpret its genetic code—a sequence of chemical letters that governs countless cellular functions. A ...

Excitons—bound pairs of electrons and an electron hole—are quasiparticles that can arise in solids. While so-called "bright" ...

As a mild-mannered statistics professor, it's not often that I get contacted directly by the CEO of a multi-million-dollar ...

If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell's nucleus, explaining why it must be ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

Between 2010 and 2017, there were approximately 50 drowning fatalities each year associated with rough surf and strong ...

An international study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has identified a promising ...