Ammonia rarely makes headlines, but much of modern life depends on it. The compound of nitrogen and hydrogen is the key ingredient in the fertilizers that help feed roughly half of the world’s ...

Nobody wants a nuclear event to occur, other than those prepper weirdos who secretly need one to happen to justify the small fortune they spent on a fallout shelter. But just in case one does happen, ...

A newly developed framework for understanding the photoproperties of both natural organic matter and eumelanin, a natural ...

Nuclear fallout events, whether triggered deliberately or accidentally, are something we hope will never happen. But if they do, understanding the consequences is a crucial part of safety planning and ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Understanding the nuances of nuclear fallout—whether from a nuclear weapon or accident—could help save countless lives. A new study from scientists ...

A study led by geoscientists at the University of Sydney has revealed why some ancient continental edges became fertile sites ...

The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

The discovery of all five nucleobases on Ryugu strengthens the idea that life’s molecular ingredients formed in space before ...

Pioneering research has developed a new way of creating carbohydrate-based medicines that could ultimately replace costly ...

Understanding the nuances of nuclear fallout—whether from a nuclear weapon or accident—could help save countless lives. A new study from scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have ...

The Sun becomes brighter over time, and this increasing brightness will eventually suffocate plant life on Earth. The ...

Scientists using NASA's Perseverance rover have detected complex organic carbon in rocks from Jezero Crater, adding to ...