Next week marks 80 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Garrett Graff about his book "The Devil Reached Toward The Sky," which recounts the bomb's creation.

Scientists are unlocking new secrets of the universe with tiny particles called plasmons. These plasmons allow researchers to ...

Physicists discover a counterintuitive method that makes "miracle material" dramatically more stretchable, challenging long-held assumptions about its mechanical limits.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports explosions and smoke near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, citing ...

Scientists have uncovered how the brain’s 5-HT1A serotonin receptor—vital in mood regulation—functions at the molecular level.

A meteorite that crashed in Germany almost 300 years ago is now helping scientists change how we understand heat. Carved from ...

In late June, Governor Kathy Hochul vowed to build New York’s first new nuclear power station in nearly four decades, ...

Stem cells differentiated into brain and neural organoids may help scientists understand both brain development and ...

A tiny 3 kg detector has made a huge leap in neutrino science by detecting rare CEvNS interactions at a Swiss reactor. This ...

This month's reading list includes a quirky sci-fi robot tale and new novels from Jason Mott and R.F. Kuang, along with a ...

Carbon-based materials have emerged as a cornerstone in the development of next-generation electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies. The ...

While up to his eyeballs in Avatar sequels, James Cameron made a deathbed promise to Tsutomu Yamaguchi (one of the survivors ...