Geologists discover bacteria that turns small bits of gold into solid nuggets
Geologists in Queensland, Australia have discovered a unique type of bacteria that forges small bits of gold into...
Acoustic tractor beams could allow humans to levitate in the near future
Researchers from the University of Bristol are taking us into the future with a new discovery that could pave the...
Scientists create efficient fuel cell powered by solid carbon
Researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have created a new fuel cell that generates clean, efficient electricity...
New self-healing concrete uses fungus to fix cracks
Scientists at Binghamton University have developed self-healing concrete that repairs cracks with fungi. In a paper...
Scientists just created a new type of battery inspired by electric eels
Electric eels inspired an international team of researchers to develop soft power cells that could one day run...
China wants to destroy space junk with giant lasers
Not only do we need to worry about pollution on Earth, but also in space. A team of six scientists in China are...
Massive underwater volcanic eruption spewed rock raft visible from space
Passengers on a plane flight in 2012 saw something strange from the air: a raft of floating rock called pumice...
Specially structured bird of paradise feathers suck up light like a "black hole"
Scientists have discovered that bird of paradise feathers are physically structured in such a way as to absorb...
"Like a fly in amber:" Ingredients for life discovered in two meteorites
Two meteorites crashed to our planet in 1998 after billions of years in the asteroid belt. And they had something...
Scientists made the coldest liquid water ever - and it's crazy weird
Water freezes at zero degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit, right? While that's water's freezing point, under...
Scientists uncover new chemical recipe for early life on Earth
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have crafted a compelling new chemical blueprint for the origin...
Giant curtain built in Peru to study climate change in the cloud forests
Biologist Dan Metcalfe is leading a study that seeks to understand how climate change may impact the cloud forests...
2017: the year climate change spiraled out of control
With its extreme weather and unraveling public policy, 2017 provided the world with a glimpse of its climate-chaotic...
New evidence changes the story of Native American migration
New genetic evidence suggests that all people of Native or indigenous descent in North America are descendants...
New double-pane quantum dot solar windows generate power with better efficiency
Researchers at an American national laboratory have now employed quantum dots for double-pane solar windows that...
