Boston College physicists have discovered a complex landscape of electronic states that can co-exist on a kagome lattice, resembling those in high-temperature superconductors, they reported this fall ...

A team of engineers at North Carolina State University has designed a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can rapidly snap into multiple stable 3D shapes—including a lantern, a spinning top, and more—by ...

Initially criticized as monstrous and useless, the Eiffel Tower's survival was secured by its creator, Gustave Eiffel. He transformed the structure into a hub for scientific research and radio ...

Mars has fascinated scientists for decades, particularly its intriguing gullies etched into the sandy dunes of theRed Planet. These long, narrow features initially suggested the presence of liquid ...

Miners have unearthed a rare, two-colored natural diamond in Botswana — and experts say it likely formed in two stages. The diamond is half pink, half colorless. It measures about 1 by 0.63 by 0.57 ...