Material scientists in the Netherlands have whipped up a new compound that has the best qualities of both plastic and glass.
The so-called “compleximer” maintains the reformability of glass while being impact-resistant like plastic. There are…
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Material scientists in the Netherlands have whipped up a new compound that has the best qualities of both plastic and glass.
The so-called “compleximer” maintains the reformability of glass while being impact-resistant like plastic. There are…

Antarctica looks like a clean white ice sheet from far away, but the important action happens deep down under the surface. There, the ice meets rock, water, and sediments. That contact zone controls how fast a glacier moves and how easily it can…

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The residents of the International Space Station received a special Valentine’s Day treat.

A rock shelter discovered in the southern Sinai Desert contains designs and inscriptions spanning a period of 10,000 years, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced in two statements.
Located on the Umm Arak Plateau, the…

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.
The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer…

A new study is the first to identify genetic variants linked with chromosomal abnormalities that can lead to pregnancy loss.
About half of pregnancy losses in the first trimester are caused by aneuploidy, a condition in which cells have an…