Revamped crew scheduling model cuts airline delays by as much as 30%

Delays and disruptions in airline operations annually result in billions of dollars of additional costs to…

Traffic experts, parents don't always see eye to eye on safe cycling routes for children

Parents often disagree with transportation experts over what streets are safe for children to ride bikes,…

Saturn overtakes Jupiter as planet with most moons

A US team discovers 20 new moons around the ringed planet, bringing the total to 82. …

Scientists observe year-long plateaus in decline of type Ia supernova light curves

A team of scientists have discovered that the fading of infrared light following Type Ia supernovae…

Electrode-fitted microscope points to better designed devices that make fuel from sunlight

Using an atomic-force microscope fitted with an electrode tip 1,000 times smaller than a human hair,…

New study is 'chilling commentary' on future of antibiotics

The health care market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the…

Histone modifications are the influencers of zygotic genome awakening

Scientists have observed changes to the gene-regulating factors during zebrafish development and discovered that modifications to…

Axion particle spotted in solid-state crystal

Scientists have spotted a famously elusive particle: The axion – first predicted 42 years ago as…

Genome-edited bull passes hornless gene to calves

Researchers produce cattle that lack horns, meaning they cannot use them to injure other animals or…

Electrode-fitted microscope points to better designed devices that make fuel from sunlight

Using an atomic-force microscope fitted with an electrode tip 1,000 times smaller than a human hair,…