They might collect amethyst and rose quartz for display or jewelry making, or even incorporate them into spiritual practices ...

They're off to space, and taking a Minnesota physicist with them. NASA astronaut and Minneapolis-native Dr. Anil Menon left ...

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The mysterious origin of lightning was finally uncovered through an ingenious laboratory experiment, revealing the ...

Topological crystalline insulator research has reached a long-awaited milestone: Finnish physicists built the first 2D ...

Dark matter may be far more complicated than scientists once believed. A new study suggests it could consist of at least two ...

Gold may have a secret self-defense system that helps it resist tarnishing. Researchers discovered that atoms on gold ...

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Anil Menon, Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, will head to the International Space Station on 14 July aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz ...

In a world that constantly pulls our attention outward, learning how to intentionally regulate our nervous system is one of ...

July is Disability Pride Month, so for this month’s Photos of the Month, we are looking at the remarkable life of Dorothy ...