Sea turtles' impressive navigation feats rely on surprisingly crude 'map'

Since the time of Charles Darwin, scientists have marveled at sea turtles’ impressive ability to make…

Timing key in understanding plant microbiomes

Oregon State University researchers have made a key advance in understanding how timing impacts the way…

NASA Announces New James Webb Space Telescope Target Launch Date

NASA now is targeting Oct. 31, 2021, for the launch of the agency’s James Webb Space…

National abortion study finds out-of-touch labels, knowledge gaps, appetite for moral discussion

To read American polling statistics and social media rhetoric on abortion is to witness a nation…

Finding 1154 holes in the ground… and a riddle

You can say all kinds of things about cooking pits, but sensational they’re not. They’re more…

Water expert discusses slowdown in federal regulation of drinking water

It didn’t grab headlines, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision last month to back…

How energy-intensive economies can survive and thrive as the globe ramps up climate action

Today, Russia’s economy depends heavily upon its abundant fossil fuel resources. Russia is one of the…

Estimating the maximum number of hot dogs that can possibly be eaten in 10 minutes

James Smoliga, a physical therapist at High Point University, has developed a computer model that not…

Weaving Indigenous knowledge with scientific research: A balanced approach

Indigenous knowledge, including oral histories, mythologies, place names and classification schemes, can span many generations, preserving…

New map for radioactive soil contamination in Western Europe

An international consortium of scientists has refined the map of cesium and plutonium radionuclide concentrations in…