Webb telescope promises new age of the stars

The James Webb Space Telescope lit up 2022 with dazzling images of the early universe after…

No northern giant hornets found in 2022 in Washington state

Citizen trapping of northern giant hornets in northwest Washington ended Nov. 30 without any confirmed sightings…

Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur 'rewilding' in cities

In a bustling metro area of 4.3 million people, Yale University wildlife biologist Nyeema Harris ventures…

The costs of racial discrimination in the labor market

New research published in Economic Inquiry indicates that if the wage gap between Black and white…

Can microrobots improve the safety of dairy products?

The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium commonly causes infections in dairy cows, leading to inflammation of the udder…

Is classroom inclusion or segregation best for children with special needs?

The question of whether to place children with special needs in grades K–12 into inclusive educational…

Collision of prehistoric continents 'cooked' the bones of ancient amphibians, say researchers

Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery as to why ancient tetrapods—amphibian-like creatures that lived over 300…

Coastal diatoms' genetic diversity comes to the rescue when aquatic environments change abruptly

A closed copper mine on the Baltic Sea coast just south of Västervik has helped researchers…

Researchers find an elusive European parent of lager yeast in Ireland

A new paper in FEMS Yeast Research reports that, for the first time in Europe, scientists…

Could new cancer drugs come from potatoes and tomatoes?

Everyone knows someone who has had cancer. In 2020, around 19 million new cases—and around 10…