Conceptual art shown here depicts a ligand adapting to its environment. ORNL scientists have discovered a…
Physics
Meet Phaethon, a weird asteroid that thinks it’s a comet—new research may explain what’s going on
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain What’s the difference between an asteroid and a comet? A comet is…
Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field
Ray path of K* feature, schematic of the OC heterogeneity, and absolute PKIKP travel time residuals.…
Researchers explore design of polar crystalline solids of pure molecular materials
Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemistry – A European Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400182 Harmeet Bhoday, a Missouri S&T…
Study finds people are consistently and confidently wrong about those with opposing views
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite being highly confident that they can understand the minds of people…
NASA’s EXCITE mission prepared for scientific balloon flight
EXCITE (EXoplanet Climate Infrared TElescope) hangs from a ceiling at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility’s location…
People seen as wise share key characteristics, according to a global study
Study flow. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50294-0 What makes someone seem wise? People view wisdom…
Fighting coastal erosion with electricity
An artistic impression of how electricity could be used to strengthen coastlines. Credit: Northwestern University New…
Achieving effective removal of caffeine and painkillers, scientists turn food waste into water cleaners
Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemosphere (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141787 Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology in…
Researchers urge bringing them back to Earth
Red hexagons mark the four sites where the Perseverance rover collected rock samples around the sediment…