A stream of compressed air does not look like a power source. In factories, it usually hisses through pipes, drives tools, then disappears as waste. But under the right conditions, that same airflow ...

In some quantum materials, which are materials governed by quantum mechanical effects, interactions between charged particles (i.e., electrons) can prompt the creation of quasiparticles called anyons, ...

Millions in Michigan face unhealthy PM2.5 air as the NWS and EPA urge sensitive groups to limit outdoor activity.

Dark matter keeps getting blamed for the universe’s big patterns while staying stubbornly out of reach. You cannot see it, touch it, or capture it.

For the health study, researchers will place air monitors in several locations around the community. Then, they'll compare people who live in the most highly affected areas with a control group.

Over several months, three health and smart home experts monitored air quality in different locations. This is what surprised us.

We often hear the word microplastics thrown out, but what exactly are they? Microplastics and nanoplastics are small plastic ...

Researchers have developed RNA therapeutics, called micelles, that can delivery chemotherapeutic drugs to metastasized tumors in mouse models.

According to an ongoing study led by UW professors Christopher Simpson and Coralynn Sack, there is mounting evidence to support the idea that exposures to dust and other plant particles in marijuana ...

Tiny, invisible gases long thought to be irrelevant in cloud formation may actually play a major role in determining whether clouds form—and possibly whether it rains.

In comic books and movies, radiation often glows a bright green. In real life, though, the actual glow given off by nuclear power is blue. Here's why.