Idaho National Laboratory is preparing to build and operate its first new nuclear reactors in roughly 50 years, ending a construction drought at the Department of Energy site that stretches back to ...

Kitchen sponges are considered a potential, yet largely understudied, source of microplastics in households. A study in Environmental Advances investigated how many microplastic particles are released ...

The original story “ Physicists solved a decades-old mystery about static electricity ” is published in The Brighter Side of ...

This study introduces a comprehensive analysis of various soil-resistant vegetation indices (VIs) designed to mitigate the effects of soil moisture and soil type. It assesses the sensitivity of 32 VIs ...

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A mad scientist Twitch streamer took matters into his own hands and transformed an old toilet bowl into a functioning speaker.

Nuclear fusion energy could become commercially viable by the early 2030s as scientists work to replicate the sun's power, potentially transforming energy.

Explore 40 years of PCR history, from Kary Mullis’s invention story to the rise of digital PCR and how it revolutionized ...

Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, or DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory harnessed bottom-up Soldier innovation to develop an experimental 3D-printed small unmanned ...

If NIH prioritizes human-based science in its ongoing overhaul of biosafety policies, the oversight system that has evolved for review of a wide-swath of biological research could atrophy and expose ...

As a wildlife veterinarian specializing in monkeys, I applaud Oregon Health & Science University’s recent decision to ...

A new experiment using rare-isotope beams has provided new insight into the origin of proton-rich isotopes known as p-nuclei.