We explain how aluminium went from a luxury metal to a world changing material. In the 1800s it was more expensive than gold. New refining methods dropped the price from $1.200 per kilo to just $1.

Early in 2025, scientists discovered a promising new antibiotic in a soil sample from a lab technician's backyard. The ...

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Travis Kelce is still out there. No one would've blamed the Kansas City Chiefs' legendary tight end for packing it in the rest of the season. The Chiefs are officially eliminated from the playoffs ...

The Dallas Cowboys get a marquee slot on the NFL calendar, kicking off the three-game Christmas Day slate with a matchup against the Washington Commanders. It's not as key as it could've been, though, ...

The landscape of next-generation sequencing (NGS) continues to be defined by astonishing technological progress. We continue ...

Google Maps is one of the best navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android phones and is usually the first app I open when I need directions. Over the years, Google has introduced a steady ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Method dressing often becomes prologue to the film itself — it sets the tone and the context of the film and ...

In 2024, my niece Caroline received a Ph.D. in gravitational-wave physics. Her research interests include “the impact of model inaccuracies on biases in parameters recovered from gravitational wave ...

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

Allen Park — It's been three years since the Detroit Lions have found themselves in the position that they're in entering Week 17, on the outside looking in of the NFC playoffs and searching for ...

A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...