“To me, it is all atoms and molecules bound together in a system that captures the sun’s energy and comes to life. Chemistry means molecules, physics is what happens between molecule ...

Wherever astronomers look, they see life’s raw materials—and hints at answers to one of the great mysteries of science.

Most of us have heard, in one place or another, that the chemical formula for water is H2O. In other words, a molecule of ...

At first glance, it might seem obvious that atoms touch each other, especially when you consider the material world around us ...

Chlorine plays an essential part in daily life, from keeping pools clean to preserving food. Now, a team of chemists at Rice ...

Various magnetic and quantum systems contain tiny swirling patterns called meron pairs. These patterns or spin textures can ...

For thousands of years, thinkers argued about whether light is made of particles or waves. At the beginning of the 20th ...

Innovative chlorination method using iron and sulfur catalysts at Rice University offers precise control and reduces ...

A crucial component of this is understanding the behaviour of the electrons that surround the atomic nucleus; these dynamics dominate the way atoms and molecules interact with their environment.

The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact ...

A new facility in China will soon begin hunting for ghostly neutrino particles in a spherical particle jail that’s nearly ...