New research reveals extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future

A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since…

Research links the increase of misinformation shared by Republican US politicians to public perception of honesty

An international study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, analyzed millions of tweets by members of Congress…

Nanopore sequencing and DNA barcoding method gives hope of personalized medicine

With the ability to map dozens of biomarkers at once, a new method could transform testing…

Ocean acidification makes ecologically important seaweed species fragile

Ocean acidification will likely almost triple by the end of the century—a drastic environmental change that…

Theories about the natural world may need to change to reflect human impact

New research, reported today in Nature Ecology & Evolution, has for the first time validated at…

Five factors that assess well-being of science predict support for increasing US science funding

A study titled “Factors Assessing Science’s Self-Presentation model and their effect on conservatives’ and liberals’ support…

Solid-state NMR unveils fluoride ion channel permeation mechanism

A research team led by Shi Chaowei from the University of Science and Technology of China…

Inspired by butterfly wings, researchers develop a soft, color-changing system for optical devices

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have designed an innovative pixelated, soft, color-changing system…

Sand dunes reveal atmospheric wind patterns on Mars

Mars is one of the most explored components of the solar system, yet there are always…

New low-density exoplanet discovered with TESS

Using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new…