On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...

Casimir cavities are mysterious spaces between microscopic metal plates in a vacuum. Areas of diminished energy between the ...

A surprising breakthrough could help sodium-ion batteries rival lithium—and even turn seawater into drinking water. Scientists discovered that keeping water inside a key battery material, instead of ...

The president has mocked global warming as a “hoax,” but his administration avoided testing that claim in court as it ...

Despite being riddled with impurities and defects, solution-processed lead-halide perovskites are surprisingly efficient at ...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to rescind its 2009 “ endangerment finding ” — the basis for government regulation of greenhouse gas emissions — has unsettled many who see it as a ...

DOE has unveiled 26 Genesis Mission AI challenges to accelerate innovation across energy, discovery science and national security.

A new battery manufacturing technique aims to transform everything about EVs – from cost ...

New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: after ...

The new pump has no moving parts. “Instead, it relies on thermoacoustics, the interaction between sound waves and heat, to move thermal energy,” Interesting Engineering writes. The pump uses that ...

Growing need for critical minerals to power tech has intensified ‘appetite’ for lithium, which could be a ‘huge boon’ for local economy ...

Explore the fastest-growing science careers in 2026. From AI and DNA research to green energy, discover which high-paying ...