In the past year, two separate experiments in two different materials captured the same confounding scenario: the coexistence ...

Two papers challenged the existence of theorized particles called sterile neutrinos that might account for mysteries like the cosmos’s dark matter.

What if, instead of taking a water or soil sample to the lab, you could take the lab to the sample? That's what a team of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Four 1.75-metres high robots trundle around a chemistry laboratory at Liverpool university, conveying materials ...

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector, and the results provide the strongest constraints ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

We rounded up the best lab-grown diamonds from retailers with stellar reputations and a stunning array of jewelry to pick from. To make our selections, we tapped into our fashion team’s jewelry ...

One major reason for the high cost of developing new drugs and other chemicals is the sheer number of experiments involved; ...

THIS is a book for the beginner in America. It starts with a definition of the purpose of laboratory training which every old stager in science will applaud. “The incalculable gift of the laboratory ...

Laboratory astrophysics is the study of astrophysical phenomena in the laboratory (Earth- or space-based). This might include various aspects of astrochemistry (chemical reactions under extreme ...

Elementary school teachers can use these activities to enrich the study of many different science topics in the elementary curriculum. Topics are aligned with curriculum for physical science, earth ...

In 1942, the Manhattan Project needed to create a chain reaction—a crucial step toward proving that it would be possible to make an atomic bomb. The scientists achieved this sustained nuclear reaction ...