In a small lab at Penn State University, lightning may be happening on a scale smaller than a deck of cards. Victor Pasko, a professor of electrical engineering, and his team have shown that under ...

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Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide—without relying on the classic “purse-string” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two. Studying ...

Nasa's Curiosity rover has found the most diverse collection of organic molecules ever detected on Mars, including compounds ...

Scientists confirm a new legless lizard species in Taiwan, solving a 100-year mystery. The discovery of Dopasia formosensis ...

To supercharge agents' ability to make scientific discoveries, DARPA is looking to improve cross-bot collaboration by ...