Consider women juggling research/childcare

Offering financial aid to cover childcare costs for female academics attending conferences is one of the…

New gene essential for making ears of corn

New research extends the growing biological understanding of how different parts of corn plants develop, which…

Hubble spots flock of cosmic ducks

This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in the…

Kicking goals for kids with autism

Researchers are turning autism interventions on their head with a stand-out sports program that's training coaches…

April Fools hoax stories could offer clues to help identify ‘fake news’

Academic experts in natural language processing who are interested in deception have compared the language used…

Quantum optical cooling of nanoparticles

One important requirement to see quantum effects is to remove all thermal energy from the particle…

Odd reaction creates a stir in the lab

Chemists show how PTFE - aka Teflon - in standard lab stir bars affects a chemical…

Researchers find ancient Maya farms in Mexican wetlands

Archaeologists used the latest technology to find evidence suggesting ancient Maya people grew surplus crops to…

New methodology enables solid state lighting to measure and self-adjust based on conditions

Researchers announce a two-pronged approach to both measure and self-adjust the spectral power distributions (SPDs) of…

People can survive organ failure, a review explores how

Although organ failure can be fatal, your kidneys, heart, and liver are prepared for this catastrophe.…