Just like every other creature, bacteria have evolved creative ways of getting around. Sometimes this is easy, like swimming ...

From finding new antibiotic candidates to studying the insides of cells, snapping molecules together "like Lego" has ...

Researchers at UNSW have developed a new type of motor that spins, not with rigid components, but with a droplet of liquid ...

Discover how everyday bathroom products like toothpaste and shampoo illustrate the fascinating physics of soft matter and its ...

During my visits to several schools in villages and nearby semi-urban areas, I encountered a troubling contradiction at the ...

Teach electromagnetism with this simple electromagnetic train project. A simple STEM activity connecting electricity, ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...

Liquids and solutions may look simple, but on the molecular scale they are constantly shifting and reorganizing. When sugar dissolves in water, each sugar molecule quickly becomes surrounded by fast ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

Cells have always hummed with activity. They make their own energy, package it into molecules like ATP, and spend it relentlessly to stay alive. Proteins twist, ions rush, and membranes flex as life ...

Duke University engineers are using artificial intelligence to do something scientists have chased for centuries; turn messy, real-world motion into simple rules you can write down. The work comes ...