Being quick to blame major public policy failures on corruption hides the fact that it's most often incompetence that's ...

We expect science to deliver clear answers, but some debates mix evidence and values in ways data can’t resolve. Recognizing that helps explain why disagreement persists.

Most solid materials we rely on, from steel, to plastics and ceramics, are designed to have specific properties. Whether a ...

According to a team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Tongji University and collaborating institutions, weaning ...

Solid-state batteries could be safer and more energy-dense than today’s lithium-ion technology, but finding materials that allow ions to move quickly through solid electrolytes has been difficult.

A new AI-driven technique spots the telltale Raman signal of liquid-like ion motion—helping scientists rapidly identify ...

For years many people believed that glass is actually a slow moving liquid, but modern science tells a different story. This ...

T he first time I heard about galaxies without dark matter, I was sitting in my very first graduate class at the University of São Paulo. It was 2018, and the discovery had just ...

Solid-state batteries could store more energy and charge faster than today’s batteries, but they tend to crack and fail over time. Stanford researchers found that a nanoscale silver treatment can ...

The biggest excitement in the missile-preoccupied Pentagon is the rapid progress of solid-propellant rockets. Not only the solid fuels have been improved. So have the engines that were once full of ...

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New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions about its solidity.