In a red-faced turn of events, NASA has announced that the two Starliner astronauts "not stranded" on the International Space Station (ISS) will be returning to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is only the start of the problems.
A serendipitous discovery at Stanford revealed the properties of a material that changes form when exposed to flame. The finding holds promise for a spray coating that could protect homes from fire over four times as long as current solutions.
Physicists have created the heaviest clumps of antimatter particles ever seen. Known as antihyperhydrogen-4, this strange stuff could help us solve some of the most puzzling physics mysteries.
The second largest diamond in the world has been discovered in Botswana. Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond used an advanced X-ray scanner to find a 2,492-carat diamond from its Karowe Diamond Mine. That's a whopping 17.58 oz (498.4 g).
If you've ever watched CSI, you'll know that suspects frequently leave incriminating traces of their DNA behind at crime scenes. According to a recent study, however, the telltale amount of that genetic material could also point to a person's guilt . ...
We're caught in a vicious circle of facing increasing temperatures across the planet, and combating that with air conditioning - which in turn causes global warming. A problem worth throwing a whole lot of science at, if there ever was one.
When it comes to keeping cool on hot days, it's not so much a matter of wearing less clothing as it is a matter of wearing the right clothing. A new fabric coating could help in that regard, and it's essentially made of chalk.
The subatomic world is hard to image not just because it's incredibly tiny, but super fast too. Now physicists at the University of Arizona have developed the world's fastest electron microscope to capture events lasting just one quintillionth of a . ...
Glass-fragment waste typically just ends up in landfills, but perhaps that doesn't always have to be the case. A new study shows that ground glass particles can be mixed with soil to produce a plant growth medium that's actually better than soil ...