Polling data suggest gender stereotypes have significantly changed since 1940s

Women have come a long way in the United States over the last 70 years, to…

Study: Social diversity is initially threatening, but people do adapt over time

The ethnic and religious composition of many modern societies has been dramatically changed by global modernization.…

Using El Niño and Antarctic Oscillation data to predict air pollution levels in northern India

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China and the U.S. has found that…

Mathematics is about wonder, creativity and fun, so let's teach it that way

Alice in Wonderland enthusiasts recently celebrated the story’s anniversary with creative events like playing with puzzles…

Europe's Galileo GPS system back after six-day outage

Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system, a rival of the American GPS network, is back in service…

India reschedules launch of its moon mission for Monday

India’s space agency said it will launch a spacecraft to the south pole of the moon…

Making fish farming in eastern Africa's Lake Victoria sustainable

Overfishing, water shortages and pollution—these are just some of the environmental problems Lake Victoria has been…

The internet is surprisingly fragile, crashes thousands of times a year, and no one is making it stronger

How could a small internet service provider (ISP) in Pennsylvania cause millions of websites worldwide to…

Bioinspired MXene-based actuators for programmable smart devices

During photosynthesis, natural leaves with elaborate architectures and functional components can harvest and convert solar energy…

Scientists create single-use edible dishware made from apples

A few years ago, biotechnologists from Samara State Technical University took up the development of edible…