Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

As far as we know, this is the smallest neural implant that will measure electrical activity in the brain and then report it ...

A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...

Strontium titanate’s remarkable ability to perform at extremely low temperatures makes it a key material for next-generation cryogenic devices used in quantum computing and space exploration. Supercon ...

Ammolite comes from the fossilized shells of extinct squidlike critters called ammonites. Scientists knew the secret to the fossils’ flamboyant appearance lay somewhere in their layers of nacre, or ...

This is the rarest of the rare, used in cutting-edge science and futuristic tech. And yes, it really is worth $25 billion a gram.

Frozen complex organic molecules have been discovered for the first time around a young protostar in a galaxy other than our ...

Plastics don’t just pollute oceans, they leach Invisible poisons that linger for years. Now, scientists have discovered that the crystal structure of natural iron minerals could determine how fast ...