Underrepresented college students benefit more from 'active learning' techniques in STEM

Students from different backgrounds in the United States enter college with equal interest in STEM fields—science,…

Stone-age 'likes': Study establishes eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years

A clump of grass grows on an outcrop of shale 33,000 years ago. An ostrich pecks…

Tax incentives for businesses could contribute to the decline of the middle class

A corporation announces its seeking bids from local governments to build a new warehouse or move…

Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago

Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today,…

Hyperspectral imaging and artificial intelligence combine to augment detection of methane leaks

Though not as prevalent in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, methane is a far more potent…

Climate change at Mount Rainier to increase 'mismatch' between visitors, wildflowers

Spring is coming, and with it comes the promise of warmer weather, longer days and renewed…

Food prices after a hard Brexit could increase by GBP50 per week

A hard Brexit could result in a family of four seeing their food prices increase to…

Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia

New international research has found a worrying change in the Indian Ocean’s surface temperatures that puts…

Advanced optical imaging technique may lead to structure-guided drug design

A Clemson University College of Science researcher, together with a team of researchers primarily at Heinrich Heine University…

How new data can make ecological forecasts as good as weather forecasts

When El Nino approaches, driven by warm Pacific Ocean waters, we’ve come to expect both drenching…