Largest deposit of pure black jade, called nephrite, is discovered in China, and it could revolutionize the world of jewelry.

Mucic acid crystals grown from a water-based solution achieved a record-breaking stiffness for an organic crystal.

In a short talk at Caltech, physicist Richard Feynman laid out a vision of manipulating and controlling atoms at the tiniest ...

European experts identified at least four of Rizal’s specimens as species entirely new to science. His legacy remains etched ...

Polymer thin-film optical cavities boost the magnetic sensing sensitivity of nanodiamond quantum sensors nearly fivefold ...

You eat your own food, take your own vitamins, choose what goes on your plate, so why would someone else’s genes have ...

New research shows fossil skin can reveal color patterns in young Diplodocus, changing old ideas about sauropod appearance.

In a joint advance from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan, engineers have designed the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever built – ...

We asked bassist Laura Lee — whose band, Khruangbin, released a new album, The Universe Smiles Upon You, in November — about ...

Life expectancy across 117 mammals was increased by hormonal contraception and surgical sterilization in new study.

Night work keeps hospitals open, factories humming and deliveries moving while most people sleep, but a growing body of ...

Seoul's Kospi is on track to close the year with a 72% gain. Other Asian stock markets are positive, and in the US, the Nasdaq is soaring despite bubble fears. Milan, up 30% since the beginning of the ...