Study: Baby Kinda baboons become independent faster if moms are social, dominant

New research shows female Kinda baboons who have strong social connections with other female and male…

New technique to measure temperatures in combustion flames could lead to cleaner biofuels

A new X-ray technique to measure temperatures in combustion flames could lead to cleaner biofuels. …

Doctors and lawyers less likely to live in prosperous areas if from working class families, says research

Doctors, lawyers, and senior managers from working class families are less likely to live in prosperous…

In a warmer world, half of all species are on the move. Where are they going?

From the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, human-caused climate change is making a profound impact…

Opinion: Scientists might have discovered an Earth-like planet. Let one of them tell you about it.

There’s more important work for the James Webb Space Telescope. A team of astronomers at the…

The strange behavior of sound through solids

Not everything needs to be seen to be believed; certain things are more readily heard, like…

Most US states don't have universal air conditioning in prisons. Climate change, heat waves are making it 'torture'

It was nearly 100 degrees outside in South Texas the day Quintero Jones died. Inside his…

How visual information travels from the retina to the midbrain

Neuroscientists have revealed the precise connections between sensory neurons inside the retina and the superior colliculus,…

What is the smallest planet? (It's not Pluto.) Taking a closer look at planet sizes.

As elementary schoolers, we learned the order of the planets. Maybe your teacher even had a…

Why are dark matter halos of ultra-diffuse galaxies so odd?

A study co-led by physicists at UC Riverside and UC Irvine has found that dark matter…