When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have finally recreated the initial steps of HIV infection in a test tube, offering an ...

You may have heard the iconic origin story of the popsicle—Frank Epperson forgot a cup of soda and a stirring stick on his porch one night in 1905, then found the world’s first popsicle in the morning ...

Hate to burst your bubble, glass lab gear. But plastic bubble wrap also works pretty well at running science experiments. Scientists at Harvard University have figured out a way to use these petite ...

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Physical changes in a nanoscale system can be accurately measured by restricting the reaction in a carbon 'nano test tube'. It can be difficult to observe physical changes in a nanostructure, because ...

40 years ago, on July 25, 1978, Louise Brown became the world's first "test-tube baby." Newsweek featured the remarkable infant on its cover the following week and published a long piece about the ...