Scientists observe a visible time crystal for the first time, revealing a phase of matter that repeats patterns through time.

A microscopic layer of environmental carbon solves a long-standing mystery about static electricity's true origins.

In the everyday world that humans experience, objects behave in a predictable way, explained by classical physics. One of the important aspects of classical physics is that nothing travels faster than ...

J ohn Moult remembers the time he was floored by an algorithm. Moult, one of the organizers of the Critical Assessment of Protein Structure Prediction (CASP) competitions and a computational biologist ...

Former elementary school teacher Matt Shurtleff — known to many students as “Matt the Mad Scientist” — demonstrated how sound waves move using water and lasers.

“What stands out to me at this year's Science Fair is the curiosity behind the projects,” said Davies-Hughes in a prepared statement. “Our students are asking questions, testing ideas, and thinking ...

Gene editing has made huge leaps in recent years, such as treating the congenital blood disorders sickle cell anemia and beta thalassemia, which can require lifelong blood transfusions. But scientists ...

A few years ago, Caetano Reis e Sousa, an immunologist at The Francis Crick Institute, and his team were investigating how the immune system detects tissue damage. They were specifically exploring the ...

A bacterium associated with gum disease may contribute to the development and spread of breast cancer. Scientists have found that the microorganism is able to penetrate breast tissue through the ...

In a proof-of-concept experiment, scientists demonstrated that you can create and fertilize human eggs in the lab using sperm, genes from skin cells, and the "shells" of existing egg cells. When you ...