Solar energy is a possible alternative, but while we have become reasonably good at storing solar electricity in lithium-ion ...

The latest wellness trend and "sleep hack" involves switching off the bathroom light before stepping into the shower. In the dimness, the water feels louder, the day's visual clutter fades and the ...

Using gold flakes, salt water, and light, scientists have made the universe’s invisible binding forces visible in color. The discovery opens new possibilities for studying how matter organizes itself ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are now found everywhere on Earth, from ocean depths to agricultural soils and even inside the human body. Yet scientists still struggle to understand what these ...

As it races back into deep space, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has staged an unexpected finale, suddenly brightening and shedding material in a spectacular flare. The outburst, caught by a suite of ...

When Malaysia unveiled its first glow-in-the-dark road, it promised a futuristic fix for dangerous night driving. Less than a year later, the experiment quietly fizzled out. When Malaysia unveiled its ...

Commuters’ heads are bowed in unison, even as they’re getting off the ferry, like zombies on autopilot, using only their peripheral vision to organise themselves off the ramp, ducking and weaving. I ...

Nearly 20 million people watched a woman dash through a subway unnoticed by phone-obsessed commuters, exposing the frightening extent of our digital disconnection. Commuters’ heads are bowed in unison ...

Could glowing green skin be an alternative to blood sampling? By Ben Coxworth January 14, 2026 Scientists have developed engineered skin grafts that fluoresce green when certain biomarker chemicals ...

In 1927, Albert Einstein and Neils Bohr debated the nature of what’s known as complementarity—the idea that a photon’s dual wave-like and particle natures can’t be measured at the same time. Now, two ...

Notre Dame professor Katie Bibedorf, better known as Kate the Chemist, joins TODAY to share entertaining science experiments you can do at home with the kids including a snowstorm in a jar and a snow ...

An animal with a nose so bright that it could guide Santa’s sleigh through the night might be a far-fetched belief, but many animals can actually glow through something called bioluminescence. In ...