Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

Rare earth elements are an easy-to-find, hard-to-refine resource critical for everything from magnets and electronics to ...

Nearly everything in the universe is made of mysterious dark matter and dark energy, yet we can’t see either of them directly ...

When scientists repeatedly drove a strongly interacting quantum system with laser “kicks,” they expected it to heat up and ...

Coca-Cola can be used at home to illustrate simple chemistry principles. Béla Fleck on dropping his Kennedy Center shows: ...

Funny dogs Maymo and Potpie assist a crazy scientist in some messy experiments complete with beakers, test tubes, and unknown elements. When the cute beagles get fed up with the clumsy scientist they ...

Plans to deliver the first-ever precision measurements of some of the rarest and most unstable atomic nuclei could reshape our understanding of ...

Researchers accidentally formed gold hydride under extreme pressure, challenging gold’s long-held inert reputation and ...

Board games are often a staple activity among friends and family during the holiday season. When the gifts are given, and the pudding is put away, ancient boxes of Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit are ...