The specimens in the Science History Institute's latest exhibit are spiky, striking and, in some cases, fluorescent. A few are toxic, and at least one is otherworldly. All of them are on permanent ...

Cambridge scientists have uncovered a hidden quantum mechanism in an organic semiconductor that could revolutionize solar energy. In a finding that connects modern research with ideas from a century ...

A Bloomsburg area community is in mourning. The search for a seven-year-old boy with autism ended on Sunday with the discovery of his body. While his disappearance and death brought the community to ...

When I was a teenager, I was—shockingly, I know—deeply nerdy. At a science-fiction convention, I bought a button that read, “186,282 miles/second: Not just a good idea, it’s the law.” It was poking ...

The complicated structure at the centre of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. There is a bright source at the centre that is surrounded by greenish nebulosity and several looping lines in cream, orange ...

At first glance, the Butterfly Nebula looks like a glowing insect pinned against the backdrop of space. Officially known as NGC 6302, it sits about 3,400 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius ...

Glowing in the dark is an interesting phenomenon of nature largely because of bioluminescence or phosphorescence. Although most glow-in-the-dark materials are manmade, there are a few natural ...

University of Utah researchers have developed a material that addresses an urgent environmental challenges: the efficient removal and real-time detection of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic and ...