When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot ...

According to scientists, red supergiant stars should produce more supernovas. But astronomers just aren’t spotting them. Here ...

The science experimenters at TKOR showcase several creative experiments that reveal surprising behaviors of everyday alkaline ...

Astronomers have been watching the supergiant WOH G64 for decades – and it might have turned into a hypergiant and be heading ...

Mark’s Spectacular Science Show, named the 'Best Kids Show' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, will be performing at The ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising twist in how bacteria share genes—including those that spread antibiotic resistance.

A breakthrough experiment has shed new light on one of astrophysics’ biggest mysteries: the origin of rare proton-rich elements. For the first time, scientists directly measured a key reaction that ...

At the University of South Florida’s Engineering Expo, visitors can control a robotic catapult using nothing but their thoughts. It's one of dozens of hands-on exhibits drawing thousands of students ...

DENVER — Tiny, exploding black holes might explain one of the biggest mysteries about how the universe, in its current form, came to be. In the cosmos, matter is much more common than antimatter. But ...

Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on replication in ...

Fielding frantic faculty emails and panicked texts was not how I had hoped my 2025 would begin. Little did I imagine that my role as a research dean at a medical school would be taken over by ...

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