In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

The twentieth century brought incredible scientific breakthroughs. It also brought some of the strangest and darkest ...

A groundbreaking collaboration between Los Alamos scientists and Duke University has resurrected a nearly forgotten 1938 experiment that may have quietly sparked the age of fusion energy. Arthur ...

Bacteria can develop a heightened new sensitivity to acid levels when exposed to different environmental extremes in the laboratory, a new study shows. This sense triggers a cascade of different gene ...

When scientists make the thin metal films used in electronics, optics, and quantum technologies, they usually spend months ...

An international team of researchers has successfully produced an isotope of the superheavy element livermorium — a feat they say opens the door to discovering new elements. The experiments took place ...

Across scientific disciplines, large language models (LLMs) are being used to solve various research problems. At Carnegie Mellon University, scientists have used LLMs to create an intelligent lab ...

Before he launched a biotech startup, prior even to landing a role in a premier academic lab, Anindya Roy arrived in the U.S.

Children and families now have the opportunity to learn more about science and health through a new exhibit at the Discovery Lab. They can make casts, perform DNA experiments, explore surgery ...

A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results of a first-of-its-kind experiment. The findings, published on September 23 ...

It started with a poster on the classroom board of William Heinen, a biology teacher at St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California, that called for all students to participate in a ...