How moving tectonic plates and rising heat from deep within Earth created one of the ocean’s largest canyons. On land, giant canyons like the Grand Canyon are usually the slow handiwork of rivers that ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes.

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"The unique structure of superionic water likely gives rise to its conductive properties, which in turn influences magnetic fields on the planetary scale, so understanding and measuring these packing ...

Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 underwater monitoring structures from the deep reefs off the Pacific island of Guam, which have been gathering data there at depths up ...

The Bermuda Triangle, a loosely defined region bounded by Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico, has been the subject of countless urban legends, from mysteriously disappearing ships to entire World ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

FAYETTEVILLE — At some point, after years of watching the Arkansas offensive line struggle, someone in Fayetteville probably joked, “Maybe we need two coaches to fix this thing.” Apparently, Ryan ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Imagine that a new lifesaving medication is invented, but its unusual structure makes it difficult to manufacture. The drug might turn out to be prohibitively expensive or ...

What defines a space first when entering: the sound or the visual impression? Architecture is often communicated through structure and surfaces, yet one of its most essential components moves unseen ...

If a Chicagoan ever considered living in a church, it might evoke images of bell towers, or living in a cathedral like Quasimodo did in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” But an increasingly popular ...