Scientists have released new images showing, in incredible detail, antibiotics defeating disease-causing bacteria by piercing the microbes’ membranes and infiltrating…
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KC Johns is one of the most exciting new musical acts in country music. She’s able to expertly combine pop…
An asymmetry in the average temperature of the cosmic microwave background doesn’t match the standard model of cosmologyESA/Planck Collaboration An…
Nischal Kharel and Dikchhya Kharel in the NSF Center for Space, High-performance, and Resilient Computing. Credit: Aimee Obidzinski, University of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, long considered the nation’s — if not the world’s — premier public health…
Our happiness levels are not constant throughout our livesIppei & Janine Photography/Getty Images The commonly held belief that happiness follows…
Optical micrograph of the monolayer tungsten diselenide sample, with the right-hand side functionalized with PTCDA. Credit: Mark Hersam / Northwestern…
Quick factsMilestone: Transistor patentedDate: Oct. 3, 1950Where: Bell Labs; Murray Hill, New JerseyWho: John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William ShockleyOn…
Melting ice sheets in Antarctica will raise sea levelsDurkTalsma/Getty Images Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Western cultures tend to view teens as moody, irresponsible, and rebellious. However, in China and in…
The Bering Land Bridge that once connected Asia and Alaska may have emerged much later during the last ice age…
Why do most people have an “innie” belly button?Tatiana Gorbunova / Alamy The belly button, it turns out, is one…
Nodules of the bean plant Swartzia polyphylla. Credit: Euan James In a new study, scientists have shown that chemical receptors…
An “unparalleled” funerary statue of an ancient Egyptian man whose name may be Messi has been discovered at the Saqqara…
We can’t physically pivot our ears towards sounds, but our brain still hones in on themExperienced Skins/Getty Images Dogs do…
Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam’s coast, killing at least 11 people. Typhoon Bualoi…
Physicists have measured both the momentum and position of a particle without breaking Heisenberg’s iconic uncertainty principle.In quantum mechanics, particles…
The enduring popularity of books may depend on more than just their storyTetra Images, LLC / Alamy Why do some…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an…
No, according to the WHO, ACOG and AAP. No studies have shown that acetaminophen causes neurodevelopmental issues. While health experts…
Inflammation of the airways could result from smoking or air pollution exposureLysenko Andrii/Shutterstock Severe airway inflammation impairs the ability of…
Barred owl (Strix hylophila) identified in the study as a carrier of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli. Credit: Tamires Aparecida Serra Lorenzi…
Researchers have virtually reconstructed a crushed and distorted 1 million-year-old human skull discovered in China. The newly restored cranium may…
The carbon-capture-and-storage cement planet in Padeswood, WalesPadeswood CCS Commercial-scale carbon-capture systems for cement plants are now being deployed, raising hopes…
Development of a broadband and high-stability photo detector based on SnSeTe ternary topological crystalline insulator. Credit: Korea Research Institute of…
Scientists are considering the possibility of launching a nuclear weapon at an asteroid that could potentially hit the moon in…
We are learning more about Venus, the hot, high-pressure planetJSC/NASA We now know for sure that massive underground tunnels, carved…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Six out of 10 music fans say they have been sexually harassed or assaulted at a…
Scientists have sent quantum signals over standard fiber-optic cables using the same connectivity that powers today’s web, in what could…
A small sample of blood can tell us a lot about our healthMoMo Productions/Getty Images A single blood test can…