The ups and downs of sit-stand desks

With researchers suggesting that 'sitting is the new smoking,' sit-stand desks (SSD) have become a common…

DNA and RNA Copying made easy

Whether revealing a perpetrator with DNA evidence, diagnosing a pathogen, classifying a paleontological discovery, or determining…

What scientists found after sifting through dust in the solar system

Two recent studies report discoveries of dust rings in the inner solar system: a dust ring…

Mowing for monarchs

You might think that mowing fields wouldn't benefit monarch butterfly populations. New research, however, shows that…

Tied in knots: New insights into plasma behavior focus on twists and turns

Findings from an international team of scientists show that twisted magnetic fields can evolve in only…

Researchers show how coffee growers can optimize profits, sustainably

Coffee has huge importance to many smallholder farmers around the world. The success of a year's…

Researchers show how coffee growers can optimize profits, sustainably

Coffee has huge importance to many smallholder farmers around the world. The success of a year's…

Honda recalls 1.2M more vehicles with dangerous air bags

A type of Takata air bag inflator once thought to be safe has now come under…

Honda recalls 1.2M more vehicles with dangerous air bags

A type of Takata air bag inflator once thought to be safe has now come under…

From Stone Age chips to microchips: How tiny tools may have made us human

Anthropologists have long made the case that tool-making is one of the key behaviors that separated…