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Until now, atmospheric water at low humidity could be condensed only at great energetic expense. A new material overcomes that challenge.

Topological defects trigger the death and removal of cells.

An airborne imaging-spectroscopy campaign portends the wealth of information to come from future orbital instruments.

The approach can develop undergraduates’ skills in teamwork, communications, entrepreneurship, and tackling real-life problems.

Declining enrollments, faculty departures, and fewer low-income tuition grants are among casualties of the long-standing dispute.

Novel nickel–zinc cells overcome long-standing limits on recharging, says industry–government development team.

Galaxy mapping, exoplanet searches, and more are getting started on the largest optical telescope on the US mainland.

Recent findings are challenging much of what we thought we knew about Earth’s nearest neighbor.

Spectacular bursts of particles that seem to appear out of nowhere may shed light on some of nature’s most profound mysteries.

In the 1950s, as Cold War tensions rose, France and the US entered a secret alliance to search for uranium in the French protectorate of Morocco.

By dipping their oars into the water asynchronously, a rowing crew can reduce the friction on their racing shell. Experiments with robots determine whether that trick increases the boat’s speed.