Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria allows us ...

Concentrating light in a volume as small as the wavelength itself is a challenge that is crucial for numerous applications.

Who knew that magnetic fields could be so useful? Astronomers are able to use magnetic fields to map our environment within ...

A team of astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute, working with one colleague from the University of St Andrews' ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Several months later, the U.S. sent Explorer I into space. With two small objects ...

The professional world has no shortage of micromanagers—or, as Penn State School of Labor and Employment Relations (LER) ...

As the demand continues to grow for batteries capable of ultra-fast charging and high energy density in various sectors—from ...

When Grandma and Grandpa are in charge, the children are likely staring at a screen—a long-standing parental complaint now ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

In the subarctic and arctic reaches of the Northwest Territories (NWT), the climate is warming faster than most other places ...