Great tits change their traditions for the better

Researchers at the University of Konstanz and Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Germany have…

U.S. trade sanctions justified response to human rights abuses in China, law expert argues

An international trade law expert at the University of Kansas argues in a pair of new…

Researchers begin to decipher the composition and function of sea urchin microbiomes

Sea urchins receive a lot of attention in California. Red urchins support a thriving fishery, while…

New report shows high levels of arsenic and uranium in some wells

A new U.S. Geological Survey study provides an updated, statewide estimate of high levels of naturally…

Dark Energy Survey physicists open new window into dark energy

The universe is expanding at an ever-increasing rate, and while no one is sure why, researchers…

How preprints accelerated science communication during the pandemic

During the early phase of the pandemic, approximately 40% of the COVID-19 literature was shared as…

A novel form of cellular logistics

Biophysicists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have shown that a phenomenon known as diffusiophoresis, which can…

Structural biology opens new perspectives for treating psychiatric disorders

Glycine is the smallest amino acid—one of the building blocks of proteins. It acts also as…

NASA Invites Public to Take Flight With Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

NASA is targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 11, for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first attempt at…

Dark Energy Survey physicists open new window into dark energy

An analysis by Dark Energy Survey physicists yields more precise estimates of the average density of…