Analytical chemist Friedrich Strassmann played a crucial role in discovering nuclear fission with Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner, but his principled opposition to Nazi ideology nearly destroyed his career ...

For the first time, a quantum radiation reaction in strong electromagnetic fields has been demonstrated experimentally by ...

For more than a century, condensed matter physics has grappled with one of its greatest unsolved challenges: how to build ...

Not even an asteroid blast could kill it.

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...

Cal State San Marcos will host Super STEM Saturday, a free science festival with more than 130 hands-on, interactive ...

Science Textbook Controversies “In 1969 the California Board of Education issued new guidelines for the biology curriculum of the state’s public schools. The guidelines ...

Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s “habitable zone,” often considered the gold standard of potential livability ...

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A Gulf of Maine field experiment shows that adding sodium hydroxide to seawater can pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere within days.

Fueled by the manosphere, men are boosting their testosterone levels through natural and synthetic means, with some ...