Strength-in-numbers X-ray technique can map previously unattainable atomic structures

For many decades, the method to obtain atomic-level descriptions of chemical compounds and materials—be it a drug, a catalyst ...

Milky Way is embedded in a 'large-scale sheet' of dark matter, which explains motions of nearby galaxies

Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from ...
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This is the dark side of our closest relative

Chimpanzees share nearly 99% of our DNA, and that similarity is exactly what makes them so dangerous to misunderstand. They are capable of extreme intelligence, long-term memory, and complex social ...
The Boston Globe

‘A little bit more certainty’: After shaky years, Mass. life sciences companies find glimmers of hope

After holding its breath for several rough years, Greater Boston’s life sciences sector is cautiously coming up for air. It was a year of devastating uncertainty for the sector and its roughly 75,000 ...
The New York Times

Some of the World’s Atomic Clocks Were Off Last Week (by 5-Millionths of a Second)

How some of the world’s most precise clocks missed a very small beat. By Mike Ives and Adeel Hassan Time appeared to skip a beat last week when some of the world’s most accurate clocks were affected ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Threatening NCAR, Trump administration seeks to extinguish a beacon of climate science

The National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, sits atop Table Mesa, near the eastern edge of the Rockies. Framed by Ponderosa pines, conifer forest, grasslands, and giant flatiron ...
Interesting Engineering

World-first: US scientists capture atomic oxygen in water using an ultrafast laser

False-color laser images showing detected atomic oxygen concentrations in water.Myers, B., Dogariu, A., Beeler, B. et al. Scientists have captured the first-ever image of individual atomic oxygen ...
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The letter from Einstein that started the atomic age

This video follows the quiet meeting on Einstein’s veranda in August 1939 that set the atomic age in motion. As exiled scientists wrestled with fascism, fear, and their own pacifist convictions, their ...
Christian Science Monitor

Why US mass killings have dropped to a 20-year low, though violence persists

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The New York Times

His Group Made World-Class Measurements of Atomic Elements

Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The fate of some experiments hangs in the air. Lost Science Yuri Ralchenko led one of the oldest teams ...
WHDH

Lowell High School science department head named Mass. teacher of the year

LOWELL, MASS. (WHDH) - A science teacher at Lowell High School was named Massachusetts Teacher of the Year for 2025, The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Tuesday. Tara Goodhue, the science ...
Live Science

Science news this week: An enigmatic human relative, dark matter discovery and mysterious lights in the sky during nuclear weapons tests

Nov. 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...