Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

THAT AUTUMN, A RESEARCH VESSEL called the Glomar Challenger sailed over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to drill holes and sample sediment. Fossils within the sediment samples they retrieved gave scientists a ...

In a series of observations that read like science fiction, astronomers now suspect they have watched a star quite literally ...

Many of us like to think that we’re fairly smart. But it can be a very humbling experience when you’re in the presence of ...

The 2026 ACS president will spend the society's 150th anniversary focusing on growing ACS's platform and engaging its members ...

In a world increasingly dominated by digital experiences and virtual reality, Ainsworth State Park stands as a powerful reminder that nothing compares to the real thing. A place where Oregon’s natural ...

There are "costs of life" that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

A new JSTAT study shows how to compute the minimum energy cells use to sustain certain metabolic pathways while suppressing ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

Living cells pay a hidden energy price not just to run chemical reactions, but to keep them on track and block all the ...

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...