Think you're mom's favorite? A social scientist says think again

Moms won’t admit to it. Families rarely talk about this, but research shows that many parents…

Reef sand dissolving quicker than previously thought, study warns

A new international study led by Monash University climate scientists has found reef sand is dissolving…

Americans spend more on wasted food than on gasoline

A new study by Zach Conrad, assistant professor in William & Mary’s Department of Kinesiology &…

New global economic outlook optimistic, but 'wild cards' could send things spiraling

Compared to what many others are predicting, a new presentation from prominent economist Christopher Thornberg delivers…

Study points toward a more holistic way to measure the economic fallout from earthquakes

When an earthquake or other natural disaster strikes, government relief agencies, insurers and other responders converge…

Matheminecraft: Where math and Minecraft meet

Mathematician David Strütt, a scientific collaborator at EPFL, worked for four months to develop Matheminecraft, a…

Bioinsecticide-minded researchers prospect for purple-pigmented bacterium

The tidal marshes along the lower Potomac and James rivers in Maryland and Virginia support a…

Rising CO2 causes more than a climate crisis—it may directly harm our ability to think

As the 21st century progresses, rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations will cause urban and indoor…

New ethane-munching microbes discovered at hot vents

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen have discovered a microbe that…

Geolocators give new insights into nesting behavior of godwits

To find out more about birds such as the black-tailed godwit, ecologists have been conducting long-term…