In 1985, scientists discovered a new form of carbon, buckminsterfullerene or C60. This molecule, shaped like a soccer ball, ...

Matter behaves strangely under extreme conditions, and often, remnants of these behaviors are left behind even when ...

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists have been trying to solve for ages. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Blood clotting depends on speed, force, and timing. Platelets have to stay quiet while circulating through the body, then ...

The molecule cAMP, which plays essential roles in mammalian cells, is less well understood in plants. In a new Science ...

Scientists have identified a new property, interface flexibility, that controls how certain molecules naturally self-organize into crystalline supramolecular networks. This significant discovery could ...

Molten carbon can form into either diamond or graphite. A new study shows how graphite can sometimes form even under conditions that should lead to diamond. (Getty Images) The graphite found in your ...