The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the ...

The Universe’s most abundant ice isn’t formless—it’s secretly laced with crystals. And that might change how we think about ...

For over two decades, physicists have been working toward implementing quantum light storage—also known as quantum memory—in ...

Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"—long thought to be completely ...

Summer vacation is a time for fun and play, but can also be a time for learning. Parents have the added benefit of teaching ...

Superhero and Spy Summer Camp planning resource for creating a memorable week for kids, including activities, projects and crafts.

No one expected these glittering bits among the gray lunar dust back then. The beads, smaller than grains of sand, formed ...

Do you ever wonder how those mesmerizing, intricate crystals are formed? Well, it's time to satisfy your curiosity with DIY crystal-growing projects and products. No longer confined to the realms of ...

This helps better understand how crystals form. They also used computers to simulate crystal formation. These simulations revealed an original structure with small internal tunnels that had never been ...

Crystals—from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds—don’t always grow in a straightforward way. New York University researchers have captured this journey from amorphous blob to orderly ...

Crystals—from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds—don't always grow in a straightforward way. New York University researchers have captured this journey from amorphous blob to ...

In exploring how crystals form, researchers came across an unusual, rod-shaped crystal that hadn't been identified before.