Scientists have developed a fuel cell that uses microbes in soil to produce electricity. The device can power underground sensors for tasks like monitoring moisture or detecting touch, without needing ...

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals ...

Hair is a universal feature that defines much of our physical appearance, and its texture, colour, and health can play a key ...

PMRDA is considering raising up to 50% of funds through loans, bonds, and PPP models to finance key infrastructure projects ...

Researchers have applied a temperature proxy to exceptionally well-preserved fossil phytoplankton for the first time. The results suggest that conditions in the North Atlantic have been cooler than ...

Earth formed within such a precise “Goldilocks zone” for oxygen that a 5% change would have prevented life from emerging.

New measurements are helping scientists predict how undiscovered elements might behave and how far the periodic table can ...

A fossil that appears to shine like gold has been quietly misleading scientists for decades. Found in black shale deposits in ...

If you’ve ever walked past neatly bagged piles of leaves or branches sitting at the curb, you’ve probably seen something most ...

Korean researchers have developed a "universal design principle" to accelerate the commercialization of all-solid-state ...

Reverse-engineering the billion-year-old enzyme nitrogenase clued researchers into how life originally formed on Earth — and ...

New review outlines a design framework for solid oxide electrochemical cells, linking crystal structure and defect chemistry ...