A new interactive website from NASA’s Space Place shows children of all ages where…
Researchers identify the origins of metabolism
A Rutgers-led study sheds light on one of the most enduring mysteries of science: How did…
Female bed bugs 'control' their immune systems ahead of mating to prevent against STIs
Female bedbugs who are ‘full bellied’ and therefore more attractive mates for males, are able to…
Wood products mitigate less than 1% of global carbon emissions
The world’s wood products—all the paper, lumber, furniture and more—offset just 1 percent of annual global…
The chemical language of plants depends on context
A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, studied…
Analysis finds US ecosystems shifting hundreds of miles north
Researchers used 50 years of data on bird distributions and concluded that ecosystems have shifted northward…
Combing nanowire noodles
Brain-machine interfaces could one day help monitor and treat symptoms of neurological disorders, provide a blueprint…
Current pledges to phase out coal power are critically insufficient to slow climate change
The Powering Past Coal Alliance, or PPCA, is a coalition of 30 countries and 22 cities…
A bacteria likely to reduce the cardiovascular risks of 1 in 2 people
Scientists conducted the first pilot study in humans to observe the impact of the bacteria Akkermansia.…
New study solves mystery of salt buildup on bottom of Dead Sea
New research explains why salt crystals are piling up on the deepest parts of the Dead…