Airline passengers are being warned not to pack power banks in their checked luggage ahead of the summer vacation travel period. Devices with rechargeable batteries,...

Engineers have developed a new device that removes carbon dioxide (CO₂) directly from the air using electricity and a saltwater-based chemical process. The technology works...

Dark matter, the mysterious substance that holds galaxies together, may be connected to a hidden fifth dimension of space, according to a new theory...

As more countries switch to renewable energy and the demand for electricity continues to grow, scientists are searching for better ways to store large...

For the first time, scientists have discovered a sugar molecule floating in interstellar space, a breakthrough that could help explain how some of the...

Engineers at Penn State have created a new type of paint-on electronic tattoo that combines art with advanced health technology. The colorful, washable conductive ink...

Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a soft, rubber-like material that can be easily 3D printed while also...

Astronomers have uncovered four previously hidden white dwarfs surprisingly close to Earth, revealing that even our own corner of the galaxy still holds major...

Somewhere in the Milky Way Galaxy is an old star that has lost one of its comets. By some quirk of orbital mechanics, that frozen...

More than 50 years ago, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir Roger Penrose proposed an extraordinary idea. He suggested that it might be possible to extract energy...

Tiny microalgae may be invisible to the human eye, but they play a huge role in keeping Earth healthy. They absorb large amounts of carbon...

New technology could soon help protect fish farmers around Africa's largest lake by providing early warnings before dangerous water conditions lead to mass fish...

Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed an innovative recycling method to address the growing problem of carbon and glass fiber composite waste. These...

Scientists have, for the first time, watched how liquid electrolytes move and interact inside working lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries—without opening or damaging them. Using a technique...

For a billion years, the Earth was dominated by single-celled organisms known as eukaryotes. Then, around 700 million years ago, during a period called Snowball...

Tardigrades—tiny, water-dwelling creatures also known as "water bears"—are some of the toughest animals on Earth. They can survive freezing temperatures, extreme radiation, dehydration, and even...

Much like in human society, female hummingbirds have taken it into their own hands to avoid harassment. By watching white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds in Panama, researchers...