Rich countries fall short in sciences gender equality: UNESCO

Women still face a massive gender bias in science careers worldwide, UNESCO reported on Wednesday, with…

Audit raises concerns about wildfire risks at US nuclear lab

One of the nation’s premier nuclear laboratories isn’t taking the necessary precautions to guard against wildfires,…

Astronomers confirm orbit of most distant object ever observed in our solar system

A team of astronomers, including associate professor Chad Trujillo of Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy…

Researchers develop high-torque light-powered actuator

If you watch the leaves of a plant long enough, you may see them shift and…

Flooding in the Columbia River basin expected to increase under climate change

The Columbia River basin will see an increase in flooding over the next 50 years as…

'Handy pen' lights up when exposed to nerve gas or spoiled food vapors

Exposure to some odorless, colorless and tasteless gases, such as nerve agents, can be toxic or…

Club Gets Double Duty from Minnesota QSO Party 2021 Operation

Click here for original story, Club Gets Double Duty from Minnesota QSO Party 2021 Operation …

Scientists create liquid crystals that look a lot like their solid counterparts

A team at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed new kinds of liquid crystals that…

Israelis unwilling to risk two-state solution, says new report

Israelis across the political spectrum prefer the status quo to the two-state solution, and Palestinians are…

How the 3-D structure of eye-lens proteins is formed

The lens of the human eye gets its transparency and refractive power from the fact that…