Why you may be prone to hiring a liar, and not even know it

We all say we don’t like liars. But when it comes time to negotiating a big…

An unnatural way to make natural products

From medicine to fragrances, nature provides many of the key chemical compounds needed in an endless…

Superweed resists another class of herbicides, study finds

We’ve all heard about bacteria that are becoming resistant to multiple types of antibiotics. These are…

Engineers design nanostructured diamond metalens for compact quantum technologies

At the chemical level, diamonds are no more than carbon atoms aligned in a precise, three-dimensional…

New vulnerability found in major human viruses

Discovery of a new feature of a large class of pathogenic viruses may allow development of…

Leatherback sea turtles likely to go extinct under Trump administration policy, lawsuit argues

Leatherback sea turtles are likely to be “effectively extinct within 20 years” if two new federal…

India to evacuate 300,000 from cyclone

Almost 300,000 people are set to be evacuated in the western Indian state of Gujarat out…

In hot water? Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17%

The world’s oceans will likely lose about one sixth of its fish and other marine life…

Uber will test unmanned aircraft at Fort Worth Alliance Airport's new technology zone

Uber and other companies have a new place to test their driverless—and pilotless—technology in Fort Worth. …

New microorganism for algae biomass to produce alternative fuels

Biorefinery technology uses biomass as a feedstock and converts it to energy and other beneficial byproducts.…