In the 17th century, Francis Bacon described a simple experiment—scraping and fracturing hard sugar in the dark to see sparks ...

Dark matter remains one of the most mysterious substances in the universe. We can’t see it, but we know it’s out there, ...

The aptly named SWEET project was developed by a team of researchers to use sugar crystals for detecting hypothetical light ...

New landmark scientific research shows that tiny but mighty-brained sentient bumble bees display positive emotional contagion ...

Sweet cravings have a funny way of making us believe dessert is pure science, whereas it's just sugar, cream, and a little ...

Candy corn may taste like pure sugar and nostalgia, but there's real science behind why people have such extreme opinions about it. Its one-note sweetness and chewy texture divide us by overloading ...

Hair loss torments millions of people around the world, typically leaving behind frustration and few effective treatments. While topical minoxidil, perhaps most commonly sold in brands like Rogaine, ...

A former private equity associate, Zach Ranen seems just as comfortable listing off seven-syllable sugar substitutes as ...

The new study builds on previous research, funded by the US National Institutes of Health and published a year ago in Science ...

If innovation had a lab soundtrack, it wouldn’t be a triumphant drumroll—it would be the quiet hum of “try again.” Dow’s ...

A project which researches the optimum low energy extraction method needed to process cultivated kelp, resulting in soil ...