A research team has uncovered how glutamic acid helps fresh-cut potatoes resist the surface browning that quickly reduces ...

Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers ...

A drink bottle, a worn-out pair of tights, and a chunk of old mattress foam don’t have much in common, except that all three ...

Julia Bauman creates engaging short-form TikTok videos that make science topics accessible to a broad audience.

This video explores a simple science experiment where oil and food coloring interact in water to create visually striking ...

I n science, whether an anomaly is insignificant or the basis for a promising new field of study can boil down to the ...

Scientists have uncovered more than 1,700 new proteins that could have implications for human diseases, including cancer. Mostly very small, these proteins were found in what’s called the ‘dark ...

Researchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple ...

Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of ...

Creating quantum entanglement inside a solid material is tricky in the lab – but crystals buried in the earth could be ...

A new study suggests a surprisingly simple compound could help fight Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers found that arginine—an inexpensive amino acid already considered safe—can reduce the buildup of ...