Study shows female students perform better on longer tests

A team of researchers from Universitat de les Illes Balears and Erasmus University Rotterdam, has found…

Study details how Tibetan dog got oxygen boost

For millennia, the massive Tibetan mastiff has laid literal claim to the label “top dog.” …

Amazon to phase out single-use plastic in India

Amazon said Wednesday it will ditch single-use plastic packaging in India by next year, joining Walmart-backed…

Germany to ban glyphosate to protect insects, biodiversity

Germany said Wednesday it would phase out the controversial weed killer glyphosate because it wipes out…

The real cost of workplace sexual harassment to businesses

Sexual harassment causes tremendous damage to employees who experience it, leading to higher employee turnover, lower…

Damage estimates for hurricanes like Dorian don't capture the full cost of climate change-fueled disasters

Scientists say climate change is causing powerful hurricanes like Dorian to increasingly stall over coastal areas,…

PALFA survey reveals eight new millisecond pulsars

An international team of astronomers has reported the discovery of eight new millisecond pulsars in the…

What are the hidden benefits of green infrastructure?

Around 72 percent of New York City’s land is covered in an impervious layer of concrete,…

Researchers develop a tool for rapid breakdown of cellular proteins

Cellular functions depend on the functionality of proteins, and these functions are disturbed in diseases. A…

Invasive Japanese barberry drives down invertebrate richness and abundance

Since its first introduction to the U.S. from Asia in the late 1800s, Japanese barberry has…