Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

Two-dimensional (2D) materials promise revolutionary advances in electronics and photonics, but many of the most interesting ...

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People who sign consent forms feel more trapped—not more empowered—than those who give consent verbally, according to new ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered experimental evidence that particles of matter emerging from energetic ...

Oysters famously filter their surrounding water, but it turns out they are removing more than algae and excess nutrients. New ...

Forest soils have an important role in protecting our climate: They remove large quantities of methane—a powerful greenhouse ...

Scientists have captured a rare view of one of the ocean's least understood whales—without ever seeing it. By listening to ...

Ammonia, a key part of nitrogen fertilizers, is central to sustaining global food production. However, its manufacture is ...