Researchers using advanced recording technology have identified how individual songs in amphibian choruses may influence mating, according to a Dartmouth…
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Planets can be snatched from one solar system by another in the early lives of stars born in dense clusters…
LMU scientists have been able to demonstrate for the first time that nerve signals are exchanged between arteries and the…
Most Americans do not think that Black people are any more likely to be affected by pollution than white people,…
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Artistic rendering of the CRISPR Cas 7-11S enzyme. Credit: Steve Dixon Last year, researchers at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain…
Three children with a rare genetic disease needed kidney transplants, and by using a unique transplantation technique, doctors successfully replaced…
Cycling shoes aren’t known for their cocoon-like comfort, nor are they renowned for their looks, so we were over the…
For Native Americans, kya (the turtle) symbolizes wisdom. For Europeans, bears are an important element of their history. What animals…
An artist’s impression of a fast-expanding supermassive black hole from far away. (Image credit: Shutterstock) (opens in new tab)Astronomers have…
Twenty seconds of scrubbing with soap is one of the best ways to protect yourself — and the people and…
A secret population of polar bears in Greenland has been discovered in a seemingly impossible habitat — one that, for…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.04.023 Early development is like a carefully choreographed dance, with uniform swaths of cells…
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal…
In late 2019, mere months before the COVID-19 pandemic would engulf the globe, much of the world was instead concerned…
CLIMATEWIRE | The U.S. Department of Energy released the results of a six-year initiative that provides a national road map…
Interactions between microbes and other organisms are mediated by a plethora of small molecules, also called natural products. A research…
Some say it is indispensable if we are serious about hitting net-zero emissions targets. Others insist it is unnecessary and…
In an international collaboration, Earth scientists at the University of Cologne and Freie Universität Berlin discovered that some magmas on…
This photo made available by NASA shows Hurricane Harvey over Texas on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, seen from the International…
The mental health of prominent women has faced particularly egregious public backbiting and scrutiny. This spring millions of online viewers…
This leading cancer affects some populations and regions much more than others Credit: MSJONESNYCAdvertisement Skin cancer is the most common…
“Cartilage doesn’t heal.” That’s what doctors often tell us when we injure the flexible tissue that lines our hips, knees…
Melissa Krechmer, a social worker in Philadelphia, grew tired of hearing the same refrain from each of her doctors. “I’d…
A research group, utilizing inexpensive elements, has demonstrated the feasibility of synthesizing electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). If explored…
Want to whiten teeth naturally? The American Dental Association (opens in new tab) reported that when people were asked what…
A completely automated system for using a washing machine, from loading to unloading, is already being used for appliance tests…
Graphics show how reefs around the globe are faring Credit: Katie PeekAdvertisement The United Nations recently released a sweeping report…
Image of Salmonella bacteria set against an illustration of the 3-D tissue model used in the study. Credit: Salmonella graphic…
Hurricane Agatha, the first of the Pacific season, dumped heavy rain on coastal resorts including Huatulco in southwest Mexico. At…