This new series of photographs captures the vastness of Earth in ancient rock formations, natural weathering, tiny crystals, coastlines and gems of amber. But it’s also about the traces of family ...

For more than 50 years, scientists have been freezing living cells from endangered species. Here’s how the Frozen Zoo® is ...

Up in the northeast corner of California sits a volcanic wonderland most people forget exists. Lava Beds National Monument contains more than 800 caves formed by flowing lava. These aren’t your ...

Twisting atomically thin magnetic layers does more than reshape their electronics—it can create giant, topological magnetic textures. In chromium triiodide, researchers observed skyrmion-like patterns ...

From table salt to snowflakes, and from gemstones to diamonds—we encounter crystals everywhere in daily life, usually cubic (table salt) or hexagonal (snowflakes). Researchers from Noushine ...

As the Arctic region becomes increasingly contested, the U.S. military faces a new era of challenges in one of the world's most inhospitable environments. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied ...

The new White Mountains Almanac explains how temperature and humidity determine snow crystal structure, influencing snow quality and winter conditions across western Maine.

Crystal Grottoes holds the distinction of being Maryland’s only commercially operated show cave, which is a fancy way of saying it’s the only cave in the state where you can safely explore without ...

Professor Christopher Burcham was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to pharmaceutical engineering.

White Oak Conservation Center, founded in 1982 by donor Howard Gilman, promotes long-term conservation solutions by ...

Respiratory supercomplex formation relieves molecular strain of mitochondrial membranes and reshapes global protein motions, linking membrane reorganization to respiratory function.