Imaging technique captures ultrafast electron and atom dynamics in chemical reactions

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical ...

Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks – studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too

Working with neuroscientist Suzana Herculano-Houzel, my laboratory at the University of Richmond has found that raccoons pack an astonishing number of neurons – an amount comparable to primates – into ...
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Scientists detect faults so weak that they slip with minimal stress

Scientists discover ultra-weak faults near the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti that continued to slip for weeks.

Rockets not reading too much into 20-point loss to Oklahoma City Thunder

Kevin Durant doesn't want to read too much into a January loss for the Rockets to the OKC Thunder: “If we had won this game, ...