scientific discovery

Researchers outline means of dedicating 100 million hours to scientific policy engagement

Analysis of 65 million projects finds smaller teams produce more innovative research

What are the 10 most influential, revolutionary, unexpected, or just plain amazing discoveries from EarthScope's 15-year history?

Climate change, gene-edited babies, hidden craters, and more

Our DNA determines what we look like, including our facial features

Newly observed optical state could enable quantum computing with photons

Biodegradable bandages made from these fibers will accelerate the growth of tissue cells twice as quickly

Researchers have discovered an unforeseen form of flagella-mediated motility shown by pest bean bug symbionts, in which they swim by wrapping their flagellar filaments around their cell bodies

The unusual characteristics of these abundant, bacteria-killing viruses could lead to evolutionary insights

In the second edition of the accidental discoveries series, Reactions explains the stories of how TNT, dynamite, and even air bags were discovered totally by accident