President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for reductions in atomic weapons arsenals across the great nuclear powers.

Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered ...

Rubies and emeralds have the colors they do because, like many substances, they absorb some colors of light. Most visible light, like sunlight, is composed of all the colors of the rainbow: red, ...

The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear-armed missiles is to negotiate their elimination—not pretend some magic ...

Researchers measured very precisely atomic masses of radioactive lanthanum isotopes and found an interesting feature in their nuclear binding energies. The discovery provides essential data for ...

Grid energy storage is one of the hottest areas of research and engineering today. It's all about cheap, sustainable, and efficient materials, which makes iron-air batteries stand out amongst the ...

The accumulation of toxins over time can also contribute to more serious conditions, including autoimmune diseases, hormonal ...

Ammonia, used in fertilizer, is essential to our lives. Addis Energy is trying to make the chemical underground.

A novel iron-based catalyst with an inverse structure significantly outperforms traditional catalysts in ammonia production, ...

Most materials expand when they get warm. Researchers have now succeeded in developing a metal alloy that practically does ...

Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.