In 2003, Donald Kennedy, then editor in chief of the journal Science, wrote an editorial called, “Forensic Science: Oxymoron?” He…
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Acclaimed as a mathematical genius, Ada Lovelace is said to have understood the potential of the first computer blueprints better…
Ready for the mission: First light for the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III. Credit: MPS, A. Gandorfer Approximately a month…
US astronaut, doctor and engineer Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space in 1992. She was…
We now know of more than 5,000 exoplanets beyond the solar system. What we really understand about each of these…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Business Intelligence (BI) and analytics play a key role in strategy work. However, business intelligence is…
Laboratory soil pellet lead element pXRF concentrations for a study site 1 and b study site 2 respectively. Dashed line…
Changes in plant ranges from the pre-PETM to PETM mapped on simplified Köppen climate types. Credit: University of Melbourne Around…
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was a Hollywood movie star who acted in dozens of films, most notably…
The relentless evolution of the COVID-causing coronavirus has taken a bit of the shine off the vaccines developed during the…
NASA and the German Aerospace Center are permanently shutting down the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a telescope on…
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone app that could allow people to screen for…
Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas made when fossil fuels burn incompletely. It’s also a silent killer. According…
Model of EV-mediated V30M-TTR cell deposition in ATTRv amyloidosis patients, compared to processes in healthy controls. Credit: Kanazawa University Amyloidosis…
Even half a century after a drug comes on the market, scientists can still learn new things about how it…
From its humble medieval origins as a medicinal agent, vodka has conquered the world. In 2020, the worldwide sales of…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Ecological Indicators (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108762 Changes in precipitation patterns under global climate change affect plant biodiversity in…
In All About History issue 117, on sale now, you can uncover the origins of the Olympian gods and learn how…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team from the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering has developed a new family…
The shift to early flowering in the UK is greater for smaller plants than trees and shrubs, and is related…
The southwestern tower of Zanzibar Fort, in which many of the ship graffiti are located. Credit: Alessandro Ghidoni Historic graffiti…
The Neolithic workers who helped build the famous Stonehenge monument also left fossilized “poop balls” littered with parasitic worm eggs.…
By Clare Wilson HippocampusScience History Images / Alamy Hello, and welcome to this week’s Health Check, the weekly newsletter that…
Archaeologists in Pembrokeshire, Wales, have uncovered the remains of 17 skeletons in the cemetery of what they believe are the…
Our species faces a pivotal moment in human history. Either we develop the technology to safely harness the energy needed…
(a) Illustrations of Néel-type magnetic skyrmions with different topological charge and helicity number. (b) Skyrmions-based single-nanotrack logic device with two…
CLIMATEWIRE | A record-breaking heat wave that’s been gripping India and Pakistan for weeks is expected to keep dragging on,…
A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion suggests the nation’s highest court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade,…
‘The Rock’ white diamond could fetch $20-30 million — or more. The biggest white diamond ever to be sold at…
Mixed species tangle of lianas, Mt. Archer National Park. Species include Austrosteenisia blackii’, Parsonsia sp. and Sarcopetalum harveyanum. Credit: Mark…