WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before it takes center stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the tournament’s official match ball has already completed a journey few footballs ever will: a trip to space. The ‘Trionda’ ...

Both outer space and liquid helium have a temperature of about 4K (-269°C), right? Suppose there is a sturdy steel ball containing air at 27°C (300K) inside. If you submerge this in a pool filled with ...

Researchers at Maynooth University (MU) have developed a first-of-its-kind DNA computer, described as one of the most complex and fastest molecular computers yet reported.

Solar cells made from perovskites rather than silicon are always a tale of trade-offs. They can be made cheaply, they can ...

Researchers have experimentally demonstrated the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing that a tightly focused laser interacts most strongly with an atom slightly away from the beam’s ...

It was, ‘Look how cute! She’s making a ball!’” But the episode may mean more than just play. In a new study, O’Neil and her ...

By studying this feather, researchers have found clues that help explain why birds are the only group of dinosaurs that ...

Scientists have now demonstrated one of the weirdest forms of ice yet – under preposterous pressures up to 2.3 million ...

An ocean science experiment turns surprisingly entertaining when a freediver brings his friend Casey along to demonstrate ...

The giant Trionda is soon to be gone, but not forgotten. Science World was transformed into a giant model of the official World Cup ball when FIFA’s marquee tournament came to Vancouver this year, but ...

Gary McCord was Tin Cup before Kevin Costner was. The beloved golf movie starring Costner, Rene Russo and Don Johnson was released 30 years ago on Aug. 16, 1996, and featured a dramatic scene where ...

The cleanup of persistent microplastics (MPs) from aquifers requires the capture and removal of a broad range of MP sizes and shapes. Conventional methods such as filtration and centrifugation are ...