Knots are everywhere—from tangled headphones to DNA strands packed inside viruses—but how an isolated filament can knot ...

Europe's physics lab CERN on Thursday said private donors had pledged $1 billion toward the construction of a new particle accelerator that would be by far the world's biggest.

Background One in seven households in England live in accommodation not meeting housing quality standards. Low-quality ...

This week’s science roundup covers 2025’s near-record heat, a new mpox strain and fresh clues about why hobbits vanished 50,000 years ago. Journalist Karen Hao unpacks the rise of AI “empires,” their ...

Two Boston College scientists have been awarded research grants by the National Science Foundation and the Mathers Foundation. Assistant Professor of Chemistry Jia Niu received a five-year, $675,000 ...