Study looks at reproductive inequality in humans compared to other species

In modern society, one parent may take a daughter to ballet class and fix dinner so…

Machine learning approach opens insights into an entire class of materials being pursued for solid-state batteries

A team of researchers at Duke University and their collaborators have uncovered the atomic mechanisms that…

Harvard study finds implicit racial bias highest among white people

If there’s one thing we should all be able to agree on, it’s that all human…

Study points out errors in illustrations of one of the most famous scientific experiments

Illustrations of scientific experiments play a fundamental role in both science education and the dissemination of…

First contact: Global team to simulate message from extraterrestrial intelligence to Earth

What would happen if we received a message from an extraterrestrial civilization? Daniela de Paulis, an…

Effects of crypto mining on Texas power grid

Scientists are working to understand how cryptocurrency mining impacts the power grid and how to use…

Montreal protocol is delaying first ice-free Arctic summer

New research shows that the 1987 global treaty, designed to protect the ozone layer, has postponed…

Estonian researchers investigate using local herbs to fight Lyme disease

Approximately one in three ticks in Estonia and up to one in four in Tallinn carry…

Developing novel tools for applications of argumentation to behavioral economics

Consumer purchasing decisions can be considered as a form of preference-based human reasoning. There are two…

How a drought affects trees depends on what's been holding them back

Droughts can be good for trees; certain trees, that is. Click here for original…