The new book is about a young writer who's hired by a prestigious but dysfunctional poetry journal. Says the author, "There's a lot of crazy stuff going on." ...

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Physicists just discovered a brand-new particle that appears to be an exotic cousin to the protons and neutrons that make up ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...

Called a landmark discovery, scientists create a molecule with an unprecedented electronic pattern that revolutionizes ...

Curiosity-driven research has long sparked technological transformations. A century ago, curiosity about atoms led to quantum mechanics, and ...

WELLSBORO — The Green Free Library saw sugar, sticky hands and science on Saturday, March 7. The Bloomsburg Children’s Museum was on hand with an edible slime activity for elementary-age kids. Several ...

Every chemical reaction faces a barrier: For substances to react with one another, it is first necessary to supply energy. In many cases, this energy barrier is low—such as when striking a match. For ...

Scientists are looking for ways to make chemical reactions more efficient with the help of catalysts. This would ideally use rare metals as economically as possible. With individual, isolated indium ...

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks at an agency town hall Dec. 18, the day after he was sworn in as administrator. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls It took a year, but the Jared Isaacman era at NASA ...