1663 | Issue May 2017

An overabundance of lithium defies the physics of the big bang.

Flounders and other camouflage-capable sea creatures are helping train computer algorithms to detect hidden objects in photographs.

What if you could actually see how atoms interact?

Microorganisms in the soil can help contain nuclear contamination.

Automated analysis helps experts identify signatures of quickly evolving cyber attacks.

Microfluidics is miniaturizing entire laboratories, dramatically reducing the space, time, and cost of experimentation.

Neutron capture—not direct fission or fusion—produces most elements on the periodic table.