A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world’s largest X-ray laser. Meet ice XXI, a bizarre phase that forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure.
The solidified water we’re most familiar with here on…

A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world’s largest X-ray laser. Meet ice XXI, a bizarre phase that forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure.
The solidified water we’re most familiar with here on…

A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world’s largest X-ray laser. Meet ice XXI, a bizarre phase that forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure.
The solidified water we’re most familiar with here on…

Astronomers have found a small, dark object that’s so impossible to see, it can only be detected by the way its gravity distorts space.
It’s the lowest-mass dark object ever found in the Universe, and was discovered by using a global network of…

A giant dent in Earth’s magnetic field is continuing to expand, according to the latest data from a trio of satellites monitoring our world.
It’s called the South Atlantic Anomaly, stretching across the gulf that separates Africa from South…
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calcium: A chemical element and alkali metal common in minerals of the Earth’s crust and in sea salt. It is also found in bone mineral and teeth, and can play a role in the movement of certain substances into and out of cells.
carnivore:…