Jessica Meir Climbs Aboard a Soyuz Trainer

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of…

Revolutionizing water quality monitoring for our rivers and reef

New, lower-cost help may soon be on the way to help manage one of the biggest…

Scotland's genetic landscape echoes Dark Age populations

The DNA of Scottish people still contains signs of the country’s ancient kingdoms, with many apparently…

Protein shakes may not be the answer for post-gym muscle pain

Sports scientists found that neither whey-protein based shakes nor milk-based formulas enhanced the rate of muscle…

Unhappy mothers talk more to their baby boys, study finds

Mothers who are dissatisfied with their male partners spend more time talking to their infants —…

Unique fingerprint: What makes nerve cells unmistakable?

Protein variations that result from the process of alternative splicing control the identity and function of…

Anak Krakatau: Volcano's tsunami trigger was 'relatively small'

The tsunami hazard from volcanoes that collapse into the sea may have been underestimated as a…

Breeding has shaped dogs' brains, MRI scans reveal

As hunters, fetchers, and vigilant protectors, dogs have honed a wide array of specialized skills through…

Soil health can combat climate change from the ground up

Five months after devastating spring flooding across the Midwest, farms along the Missouri River remain under…

Evolution doesn't proceed in a straight line, so why draw it that way?

Evolution doesn’t follow a preordained, straight path. Yet images abound that suggest otherwise. From museum displays…