People don’t all age at the same rate. Untangling the factors that influence health and disease – such as epigenetics,…
Black, Latino, Asian and Indigenous teens have different online experiences – both positive and negative – than their…
Fossil evidence of how the earliest life on Earth came to be is hard to come by. But scientists have come up with a few…
The slow release of information about the chemical spill and results of air and water tests have left many questions about…
If you want to use an exoskeleton to improve balance, a study finds that superhuman reflexes can help you stay upright.
There are thousands of sightings of UFOs – or ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ as the US government prefers to call…
Evidence in Earth’s natural archives, from tree rings to seafloor sediments, points to one trend. Some climate models…
The idea that scientists could warn a region that a big quake was coming at a certain time – with enough advance notice…
Vital records document the birth, death, marriage and divorce of every individual. A more centralized system in the US could…
Lab testing provides doctors with essential information to help them diagnose and treat disease. Here’s what happens behind…
How do you determine whether one brand is similar enough to another to infringe on its trademark? Researchers propose that…
An astronomer takes us on a tour of the universe to learn about the birth of stars and planets and how they get their spin.
An epigenetic model of cancer that incorporates the concept of stochasticity could also explain why cancer risk increases…
Twitter was blocked in Turkey for about 12 hours at the height of rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of a massive…
Kids need to learn when little lies are the right choice. But research suggests parents may not be clear in the messages…
Twitter has long allowed anyone to access its data about who tweeted what and when. This has been a boon to research, from…
Narcissists, psychopaths and Machiavellians, oh my. These antagonistic personality types can make life hard for the people…
Cells degrade and recycle damaged parts of themselves through a process called autophagy. When this “self-devouring”…
Scientists are learning that diversity has many perks – whether in multispecies groups of animals or human society.
Annual flu vaccines are in a constant race against a rapidly mutating virus that may one day cause the next pandemic. A…