Think roasted nuts with a savory kick, kettle cooked chips that stay crisp, small batch jerky with just enough spice, and sweet treats that will not melt at the first hint of sun. Consider this your ...

Using gold flakes, salt water, and light, scientists have made the universe’s invisible binding forces visible in color. The ...

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to ...

As D.C.’s snow and ice finally melt, rising sodium levels from road salt are fueling a growing water‑quality threat. Scientists warn that decades of heavy salt use are driving harmful salinization in ...

Ultimately, the gel-first hypothesis does not claim to provide a definitive answer to the origin of life. Rather, it offers a conceptual framework—one that integrates soft-matter physics, systems ...