Divorced parents may impact some teens' academics

Parental divorce is associated with a lower grade point average (GPA) among adolescents, with a stronger…

Amber specimens reveal origin of long mouthpart of scorpionflies

An international research group led by Prof. Wang Bo from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and…

OSIRIS-REx Swoops Over Sample Site Nightingale

NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft just got its best look yet at asteroid Bennu. Click…

The persistence of pay inequality: The gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market

The U.S. is witnessing a dramatic rise in nontraditional ‘gig economy’ labor markets where workers are…

Curiosity Mars rover snaps its highest-resolution panorama yet

NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured its highest-resolution panorama yet of the Martian surface. Composed of more…

Hotter climate upped risk of Australia's record fires by 30%

Climate change raised the chances of Australia’s extreme fire season by at least 30%, according to…

Study: Temporary work visas could deter illegal immigration of Mexican migrants

A new study examined how increasing the number of visas available to potential migrants would affect…

Energy researchers invent error-free catalysts

A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Delaware,…

Using molecules to draw on quantum materials

Over millennia, civilizations progressed through the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages. Now the time has come…

New material could turn clothing into a health monitor

Researchers have reported a new material, pliable enough to be woven into fabric but imbued with…