Attosecond pulses enable sub-femtosecond studies of ultrafast electron dynamics. Since 2001, pulse durations have shortened ...

When Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after accomplishing history’s first-ever crewed moon landing, they brought back ...

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Every winter when outdoor temperatures plunge, the 'boiling water experiment' takes over social media. Here are some simple common-sense tips to keep in mind to minimize your risk of getting burned in ...

A 17-year-old whiz kid whose Irvine home was at the center of an FBI and hazmat squad probe last week said the search was all because of his science experiment. Federal authorities said they were ...

Water is all around us; it’s the mighty oceans and Great Lakes, tiny vernal ponds and rain falling from the sky. It’s the thirst quenching liquid in your glass. Our planet is the only one we know of ...

Mark Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his ...

Drinking water right after meals is one of those habits people inherit without questioning. Someone at home says don’t do it. Someone else says it helps digestion. You grow up hearing both. And ...

Professor Omar Yaghi, the University of California professor who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year for his work in Metal–organic frameworks, has found a way to ‘harvest water from air’ with ...

Deep in the Arctic north, drained peatlands—once massive carbon vaults built over thousands of years—are quietly leaking greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. But new field research from northern ...

Surface water is fundamental to the Earth system, and it is undergoing rapid transformation driven by climate variability, extreme events, land use change, ...