Was that explosion chemical or nuclear? New research makes it easier to differentiate between the two

If an underground explosion occurs anywhere in the world, there is a good chance that a…

Sizing up competition based on sensitivity to pain

Before any physical conflict, people assess their opponent’s features to determine if the ideal tactical response…

Emergence of private high schools in rural India increases stratification by gender, income, socioeconomic status

From 2004 to 2014, private high schools opened in more than 200 rural villages in one…

European weather: Winter heat records smashed all over continent

From Spain to Latvia, national and regional records for January are broken across the continent. …

Researchers demonstrate new sensors by creating novel health monitoring, machine interface devices

Researchers have developed a stretchable strain sensor that has an unprecedented combination of sensitivity and range,…

Self-powered, printable smart sensors created from emerging semiconductors could mean cheaper, greener Internet of Things

Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things…

Researchers find hints of a 'hidden state' involving one of Earth's most abundant ions

While conducting an otherwise straightforward investigation into the assembly mechanism of calcium-phosphate clusters, researchers made a…

Manatee die-off season looms as trial of feeding them lettuce begins again

When the state’s wildlife department flung the first handful of lettuce to a starving manatee in…

For the New Year, look up at the Florida sky

Omnipresent fireworks displays won’t be the only lights in the sky over the next few nights:…

Disease nearly wiped out sea stars on California's Central Coast. Is the population recovering?

Crouching low among rocky tidepools nearly completely covered with sharp-shelled mussels, California State Parks interpretive manager…