Daily, consistent parental reading in the first year of life improves infants' language scores

Daily reading improved language development in infants 12 months and younger, according to a recent study. …

Complex subsurface of Mars imaged by Chinese rover Zhurong

Ground-penetrating radar from China’s Martian rover Zhurong reveals shallow impact craters and other geologic structures in…

Can hearing loss be reversed? Research reveals clues that could regrow the cells that help us hear

The most common cause of hearing loss is progressive because hair cells — the primary cells…

Smash or pass? This computer can tell

Could an app tell if a first date is just not that into you? Engineers say…

Time of day may determine the amount of fat burned by exercise

Physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to increase fat metabolism, at…

Coral reefs in the Eastern Pacific could survive into the 2060s

Scientists found that some reefs in the tropical Pacific Ocean could maintain high coral cover into…

Atom-thin walls could smash size, memory barriers in next-gen devices

For all of the still-indistinguishable-from-magic wizardry packed into the three pounds of the adult human brain,…

Asphalt volcano communities

Santa Barbara Channel’s natural oil seeps are a beach-goer’s bane, flecking the shores with blobs of…

Scientific AI's 'black box' is no match for 200-year-old method

A new study finds that a 200-year-old technique called Fourier analysis can reveal crucial information about…

Creating 3D objects with sound

Scientists assemble matter in 3D using sound waves for 3D printing. Click here for…