NASA’s Curiosity rover has rolled into a fresh patch of Martian terrain and cracked open a rock that should not exist there, ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior. When the rover rolled its 899-kilogram (1,982-pound) body over the rock in ...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over why so little sulfur appears in space, even though it is one of the most common elements in the universe and vital to life. A new study suggests that the ...

Electric cars have spent a decade chasing incremental gains in range, but a new sulfur based “crystal” battery concept is pitching something far more radical: up to three times the driving distance on ...

With many corn acres in the central Corn Belt headed into the rapid growth stage, growers are calling Ken Ferrie to report corn whorls that have yellow striping, when they should be green. Ferrie says ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000 miles on a single charge. That’s much farther than the longest-range electric vehicles on the U.S. market, according to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Golareh Jalilvand, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) Picture an electric ...