Inserting, removing or swapping individual atoms from the core of a molecule is a long-standing challenge in chemistry. This ...

New fossil evidence from China suggests that some of our vertebrate ancestors had four eyes. The study, published in Nature, ...

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have ...

Conceived for stationary energy storage, the proposed sodium-ion battery configuration relies on an P2-type cathode material ...

By harnessing electron-beam patterning to control the swelling and contraction of a soft polymer, researchers created a ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, researchers are using the same tactics to advance prostate cancer treatment.

A palm-sized fragment of elephant bone, shaped and used as a precision tool almost half a million years ago, has been identified as the oldest known elephant-bone implement in Europe. Although the ...

New evidence shows that a tiny barrier inside solid-state battery cells can decide whether fast-charging will be common in the near future.

The integration of O-PTIR and laser scanning technologies is advancing microplastics analysis, offering superior chemical imaging and spectroscopy capabilities.

The Chang'e-6 lunar probe found tiny tubes formed by a single layer of atoms – something that has previously been seen only in a lab ...