When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...

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Science has always been a field of exploration and discovery, often necessitating bold and perilous experiments. These experiments, while dangerous, have revolutionized our understanding of the world ...

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Inscribed on an Italian family’s 15th century coat of arms and decorating an ancient Japanese shrine, the Borromean rings are symbolically potent. Remove one ring from the trio of linked circles and ...

Scientists have uncovered hints of a world of new elements beyond the periodic table. A new study has found that ancient stars may have been producing extremely heavy elements that remain unknown to ...

Element Materials Technology’s AI-Driven Discovery Finding new materials used to take ages. Seriously, think years of lab ...