Citizen scientists deserve more credit, researchers argue

Academic journal rules are penalising citizen scientists and indigenous knowledge, say US and Australian scientists. …

Researchers look at factors outside the family that cause child neglect

A recent paper by two UConn researchers and their colleagues highlights the importance of examining factors…

Whaling and climate change led to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins

New research reveals how penguins have dealt with more than a century of human impacts in…

Gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057 contains a pulsar, study suggests

Using NuSTAR spacecraft and the VERITAS array of telescopes, an international team of astronomers has investigated…

‘Robot Hotel’ Launching to the International Space Station

Robots need a place to stay in space, too. NASA is attaching a “robot hotel” to…

What's driving erosion worldwide?

ETH Zurich researchers are reexamining the causes of soil erosion around the world—and have found that…

Rapid test to diagnose asthma

Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases worldwide, affecting more than 235 million patients.…

An ecofriendly method for curbing crop pests

Moths and other winged insects, and particularly their larva, can become a problem for farmers, often…

Earth's temperature likely marks hottest decade on record: report

The past decade is almost certain to be the hottest on record, weather experts warned on…

Food fights: How history shapes what we eat–and why

Everybody eats. But what people eat, and what drives our decisions about food, vary tremendously. …