Plant diversity and endemism in China: Unreachable locations and diverse microclimates

Researchers have embarked on a treasure hunt into China’s biodiversity hotspots, including the descriptions of 23…

Small changes, big gains: Low-cost techniques dramatically boost learning in STEM classes

Low-cost, active teaching techniques — particularly group work and worksheets — substantially improve learning in university…

Should parents help their kids with homework?

Schools across the country encourage parents to help their children with homework. Click here…

Researchers demonstrate all-optical neural network for deep learning

Even the most powerful computers are still no match for the human brain when it comes…

Amazon fires: Eight ways you can help

A tragedy continues to unfold across the Amazon. Tens of thousands of fires are raging across…

By continuously watching the moon, we could detect interstellar meteorites

When “Oumuamua crossed Earth’s orbit on October 19th, 2017, it became the first interstellar object ever…

The art of worming through tight spaces

How active matter, such as assemblages of bacterial or epithelial cells, manages to expand into narrow…

Mars mission readies tiny chopper for Red Planet flight

The next US space agency robot to explore the Red Planet will carry a small helicopter…

Boys dance too—and in Japan they are celebrated

The western world’s dance community rallied over the weekend, taking Good Morning America host Lara Spencer…

The Australian winter was dry, the spring will likely be dry

Winter still has a few days to run, but it’s highly likely to be one of…