Rust can be incredibly annoying if it appears on your new bicycle or car, but if you are a free-floating baby marine animal ...

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

After a year of fastidious planning, a microscopic sample of the ultra-rare radioactive element berkelium arrived at a ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to ...

The world’s tiniest flower is headed for new frontiers. A rose could potentially store electricity. Here’s the latest in ...

Researchers have developed a low-cost sensor from carbon nanotubes that can selectively and reliably measure minute quantities of oxygen in gas mixtures under light. The detector could be used in ...

Astronomers discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. This changes what we thought about how fast galaxies formed.

Renewable bio-based materials show promise in replacing traditional plastics, offering an eco-friendly solution to the global ...

When exposed to high temperatures and pressure, water enters a state in which liquid and gas can no longer be distinguished. For a long time, there has been controversy about how this looks like on a ...

Ancient microbes illustrate a particular kind of respiration in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined to form acetic ...

ETH researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made of carbon nanotubes that can selectively, efficiently and reliably measure minute quantities of ...

Supercritical water, a mysterious state where water behaves like both a liquid and gas, has long puzzled scientists.