Astronomers seek evidence of tech built by aliens

An international team of scientists led by a prominent Harvard astronomer announced a new initiative Monday…

What happens to marine life when oxygen is scarce?

In September 2017, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution postdoctoral scholar Maggie Johnson was conducting an experiment with…

Through the thin-film glass, researchers spot a new liquid phase

Research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences describes a new type of…

When a heat wave comes, this scientist takes a shellfish's perspective

Stepping into the gap between the rocks, it’s easy to understand what Brian Helmuth is talking…

ATLAS reports first observation of WWW production

The ATLAS Collaboration at CERN announces the first observation of “WWW production”: The simultaneous creation of…

Study: Countries' wealth inequality independent from income inequality, linked to distribution of housing equity

Most of what we know from prior research about which countries are more unequal than others…

Astronomers uncover briefest supernova-powered gamma-ray burst

Astronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the implosion of a massive star.…

Researchers demonstrate technique for recycling nanowires in electronics

Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a low-cost technique for retrieving nanowires from electronic…

India's poor face outsized air pollution death risk

The poorest 10 percent of Indians face a risk of dying from air pollution that is…

Record-shattering heatwaves caused by pace of warming: study

Heatwaves that obliterate temperature records as in western Canada last month and Siberia last year are…