Lifeboat Foundation

On a drizzly afternoon, Yan Zhao pointed to the trees visible from his campus window.

As a chemistry professor at Iowa State University, he is pioneering the creation of novel synthetic catalysts that break down cellulose, the plant fibers responsible for the trees’ height and strength.

“Cellulose is built to last – a tree doesn’t just disappear after rain,” Zhao said. “Cellulose is a huge challenge to break down.”

It could help researchers and builders find better ways to keep people cool in extreme temperatures.

Whether or not life exists elsewhere in the Universe, we can be assured of one thing: We are the only human beings in the cosmos.

As Nvidia’s stock soars so does Jensen Huang’s personal fortune.

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan reportedly aired out his grievances about the product he founded, during a company meeting.

Tides on the star MACHO 80.7443.1718 are so extreme that they crash and break every close passage in the pair of stars’ elliptical orbit. Models show how these breaking tidal waves create a rapidly rotating, shock-heated circumstellar atmosphere every periapse passage.

Ordinary ballpoint pens loaded with conductive inks ‘write’ LEDs onto textiles, packaging and more.

Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as ‘frisson.’ What is it, and why does it happen?

Wait… how is that possible?