Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible. By analyzing each of the steps, the interdisciplinary …

In some cases, a black hole doesn't destroy a star all at once. Instead, the star's orbit means the black hole only takes single bites.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have gotten close to understanding how early stars formed during cosmic noon, more than 10 billion years ago.

The fossilized flower is the largest ever discovered.

Recent research shows that magnetic fields can spontaneously emerge in a plasma if the plasma has a temperature anisotropy. This mechanism is known as the Weibe

For the first time, scientists observed a worm’s cell-by-cell transition from larva to adulthood

The Habitable Worlds Observatory now has a name, a rough timeline, and a whole lot of hype.

NASA officials disclosed information about a planned next-generation space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, during a recent session of the...

The fifth-ever launch of SpaceX's heavy-lift rocket was a memorable one.

Researchers said on Monday they succeeded in using a laser aimed at the sky from atop Mount Santis in northeastern Switzerland to divert lightning strikes. Drone thermal imaging captures rare turtle laying eggs in Thailand Thai marine conservation officials…

An international team of scientists, including NYU Abu Dhabi researcher Nikolaos Georgakarakos and others from the U.S., Japan, and China, led by Jian Li from Nanjing University, has developed new insights that may explain the numerical asymmetry of the L4 an…

The book is the pristine version of the two copies originally kept in Newton’s library

Warmer, shorter winters are causing Central Asia's glaciers to shirt at an astonishing rate

A new study shows that global atmospheric dust—microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms—has a slight overall cooling effect on the planet that has hidden the full amount of warming caused by greenhouse gases.

A recent study reveals the potential of harnessing cell to cell communication to advance tissue engineering.

Dorita Hannah visits Klein Architects’ transformative Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit, Tiaho Mai, and discovers a new era in therapeutic design.

Apple is planning new Apple Watch activity challenges in honor of Lunar New Year, Black History Month, and Heart Month, all of which take place in...

A Dartmouth professor's newly published image could help scientists identify a short-lived star observed nearly 850 years ago.Subscribe to WMUR on YouTube no...

Material from dry landscapes has surged since the 1800s, possibly helping to cool the planet for decades

The origin of life must have involved an unlikely transition from chaotic chemistry to reproducing supramolecular structures.

A member of a Queens community board was booted from office after referring to COVID-19 as the “Wu-Flu.”

Physics models and real-world experiments help keep bubbles from popping.

Commander Moonikin Campos returns from Artemis I mission.

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in part for what can be a quite difficult problem: precisely altering one aspect of biomolecules without affecting the rest of the cell. Now, in a study recently published in Organic Letters, researchers from Toky…