Understanding the periodic table through the lens of the volatile Group I metals

The news broke that a railroad car, loaded with pure sodium, had just derailed and was…

Ford to invest $500M in electric vehicle startup Rivian

Ford is sinking a half-billion dollars into electric vehicle startup Rivian in a deal that has…

OCR4all: Modern tool for old texts

Historians and other humanities’ scholars often have to deal with difficult research objects: centuries-old printed works…

Scientists develop low-cost energy-efficient materials

An international team of scientists from the National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” (NUST MISIS),…

Uncovering Polynya: Research unravels 43-year-old mystery in Antarctica

A study led by NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Research Scientist Diana Francis has unraveled the four…

NASA's InSight detects first likely 'quake' on Mars

NASA’s Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely ‘marsquake’.…

Landslides in Mars' Cerberus Fossae

Cerberus Fossae is a steep-sided set of troughs cutting volcanic plains to the east of Elysium…

Study shows British and Japanese people have very similar touching rules

A team of researchers with members from Finland, Japan, the U.K., Germany and Singapore has found…

Plant signals trigger remarkable bacterial transformation

The cycad Cycas revoluta is a palm-like plant that grows on rocky coastal cliffs in the…

Field trial with neonicotinoids: Honeybees are much more robust than bumblebees

The insecticide clothianidin affects different species of bees in different ways. While it has no demonstrably…