Saturn's icy moon Enceladus is an attractive target in the search for life—new research

A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...

'Never move around a flaming dessert': A scientist explains the chemistry of a Christmas pudding

Christmas means different things to different people. For me, it's an opportunity to eat celebratory foods that aren't ...

3 Ultra-Safe Vanguard ETFs to Buy, Even if There's a Stock Market Sell-Off in 2026

Here's why the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT: VTI), the Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEMKT: VTV), and the Vanguard ...
IFLScience

Why Does Chocolate In Advent Calendars Taste Different From Normal Chocolate?

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...
Science Daily

Cheaper than lithium, just as powerful — Sodium batteries are finally catching up

Researchers discovered how to stabilize a high-performance sodium compound, giving sodium-based solid-state batteries the power and stability they’ve long lacked. The new material conducts ions far ...
SciELO

1,3-thiazolium-5-thiolates mesoionic compounds: semiempirical evaluation of their first static hyperpolarizabilities and synthesis of new examples

Semiempirical AM1-TDHF calculations of the static first hyperpolarizabilities, β(0), of 1,3-thiazolium-5-thiolate mesoionic derivatives were performed. Guided by these results, two new mesoionic ...
Carnegie Institution for Science

Dinitrogen as a Universal Electron Acceptor in Solid-State Chemistry: An Example of Uncommon Metallic Compounds Na-3(N-2)(4) and NaN2

With the exception of lithium, alkali metals do not react with elemental nitrogen either at ambient conditions or at elevated temperatures, requiring the search for alternative synthetic routes to ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office: ‘Thunderbolts*’ Flies to Solid $76M Opening, Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Flails

Marvel's ensemble superhero pic 'Thunderbolts*' debuted to an even bigger $86.1 million overseas for a global launch of $162.1 million as it kicks off the summer box office. By Pamela McClintock ...