The push for renewable energy has led scientists to explore sources once thought of as useless. From food waste to plant fibers, researchers are looking at nature’s discarded materials in search of ...

Atomic nuclei are often described as orderly systems. Certain numbers of protons or neutrons, called magic numbers, usually produce especially stable and spherical nuclei. These numbers fill entire ...

Such tactics are common in real estate, scholars say. But now, Chesapeake also is using shells as a legal defense to shield itself against land-owner lawsuits. The energy giant has said in court that ...