Heavy metal vapors unexpectedly found in comets throughout our Solar System—and beyond

A new study by a Belgian team using data from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large…

'Postcode lottery' of nutrient intake from crops revealed in new study

The amount of nutrients people get from the crops that they eat is a type of…

World's first, satellite-based monitoring system goes global to help save coral reefs

The current prognosis for our world’s coral reefs is bleak. With ever warming, more polluted and…

How a small fish coped with being isolated from the sea

The last ice age ended almost 12,000 years ago in Norway. The land rebounded slowly as…

Employees feeling burned over broken work-from-home promises, corporate culture 'BS'

As vaccinations and relaxed health guidelines make returning to the office a reality for more companies,…

Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children—and changed their lives

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Mississippi state law that bans most…

Back to the space cradle: ESA astronaut's ongoing experiments in the ISS

Like an infant adjusting to the new world, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is relearning how to…

Underneath it all: Dishing the dirt on protists

Plants evolved in a world dominated by prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes. Underneath the surface, plant roots…

'One sip can kill': Why a highly toxic herbicide should be banned in Australia

There’s a weedkiller used in Australia that’s so toxic, one sip could kill you. It’s called…

We have evidence for what works in schools, but that doesn't mean everyone uses it

By June 2020, the COVID-19 crisis had forced schools to close in 188 countries, disrupting the…