America already mines all the critical minerals it needs for energy, defense, and technology, but most are being wasted as mine tailings. Researchers discovered that minerals like cobalt, germanium, ...

The Dead Sea isn’t just the saltiest body of water on Earth—it’s a living laboratory for the formation of giant underground ...

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

Nitazenes, a powerful and largely hidden class of synthetic opioids, are quickly becoming a deadly factor in the overdose ...

Why do some people stay protected after vaccination while others quickly lose immunity? Researchers in Japan tracked over ...

Jezero Crater’s rocks reveal three stages of water activity, shifting from hostile acidic fluids to more life-friendly ...

Using laser light instead of traditional mechanics, researchers have built micro-gears that can spin, shift direction, and ...

Faint hydrogen signals from the cosmic Dark Ages may soon help determine the mass of dark matter particles. Simulations suggest future Moon-based observatories could distinguish between warm and cold ...

Astronomers have detected the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being devoured by a white dwarf ...

Warming Arctic permafrost is unlocking toxic metals, turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. The ...

Rogue DNA rings known as ecDNA may hold the key to cracking glioblastoma’s deadly resilience. Emerging before tumors even ...

Scientists at Harvard have discovered how salts like lithium bromide break down tough proteins such as keratin—not by ...