New experiments and calculations could improve aerosol and microfluidic technologies while shedding more light on airborne ...

How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department ...

The weak nuclear force doesn't play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.

The strong nuclear force may abruptly loosen its grip on the fundamental particles that make up matter at a special “critical ...

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

Cells all require the transport of materials to maintain their function. In nerve cells, a tiny motor made of protein called ...

A team of physicists has discovered that virtual charges, which exist only during brief interactions with light, play a critical role in ultrafast material responses. Using attosecond pulses on ...

SOLDIERS ON MANOEUVRES do relish a “sinking exercise”: the blowing up of a clapped-out warship as target practice. And during Valiant Shield 2024, a wargame in the Pacific, many witnessed a ...

In this powerful account, Marine veteran Sarah Spradlin shares her insights into America's Special Forces. She explains the science and training that shape the nation's most elite soldiers. Woman ...

Gretchen T. Goldman is the president and chief executive of the Union of Concerned Scientists, based in Washington DC. The scientific community needs to recognize these trends and fight back in every ...

Aug. 21 (UPI) --SpaceX launched an experimental space plane for the U.S. Space Force from Florida late Thursday. A Falcon 9 rocket launched the Space Force's X-37B space plane from Kennedy Space ...

Science Applications International Corp. has lost its fight to get back into the competition for an incumbent contracts with the Air Force. The service branch removed SAIC from the competition for a ...