Amazon may be getting ready to spread its might yet again. The newest target: Apple's AirPods.
Revolutionary camera allows scientists to predict evolution of ancient stars
For the first time scientists have been able to prove a decades old theory on stars…
Pollen detectives work to predict asthma and hay fever
The presence of different strains of grass pollen in the atmosphere can help predict when hay…
Just how much does enhancing photosynthesis improve crop yield?
In the next two decades, crop yields need to increase dramatically to feed the growing global…
Is it genetic code or postal code that influence a child’s life chances?
Most children inherit both their postal code and their genetic code from their parents. But if…
Breaking down Beowulf: Statistical technique finds evidence that Old English poem had a single author
It's been a towering landmark in the world of English literature for more than two centuries,…
Carbon lurking in deep ocean threw ancient climate switch, say researchers
A million years ago, a longtime pattern of alternating glaciations and warm periods dramatically changed, when…
Melting glaciers causing sea levels to rise at ever greater rates
Melting ice sheets in Greenland and the Antarctic as well as ice melt from glaciers all…
International team decodes the durum wheat genome
An international consortium has sequenced the entire genome of durum wheat—the source of semolina for pasta,…
Global study shows exotic species are a complex threat
When species are introduced by humans into marine habitats, they can disrupt their new environment, according…