US report: Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states

The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring…

Asian Americans report biggest increase in serious incidents of online hate and harassment during COVID pandemic

Asian Americans reported the single biggest increase in serious incidents of online hate and harassment as…

Deadly heat waves will be common in South Asia, even at 1.5 degrees of warming

Residents of South Asia already periodically experience heat waves at the current level of warming. But…

New method could shine 'a healing light' on the brain for those with movement disorders

Scientists make pivotal discovery of method for wireless modulation of neurons with X-rays that could improve…

'Silencing' protein to weaken COVID-19

When invaded by a virus, our body cells launch an alert to neighboring cells to increase…

Ancient Maya houses show wealth inequality is tied to despotic governance

Archaeologists examined the remains of houses in ancient Maya cities and compared them with other Mesoamerican…

Shining a healing light on the brain

Scientists report a novel noninvasive treatment for brain disorders based on breakthroughs in both optics and…

Deadly heat waves will be common in South Asia, even at 1.5 degrees of warming

A new study projecting the amount of heat stress residents of the region will experience in…

Zooming in on muscle cells

An international team has produced the first high-resolution 3D image of the sarcomere, the basic contractile…

Illinois is 'kind of the place to be with periodical cicadas,' researchers say as 17-year brood expected

For nearly two decades, they’ve hung out underground, preparing for the day they’ll writhe up into…