Boosting the number of female inventors isn't just a matter of fairness. Inventions by men are more likely to ignore…
Various companies use different ingredients and different delivery systems in their COVID-19 vaccines. Researchers are investigating…
The ubiquity of mobile phones is a defining feature of the 21st century, but it's been possible to place a phone call…
Two tongue tips are better than one – an evolutionary biologist explains why snakes have forked tongues.
Custom fabrication involves taking measurements, choosing tools, deciding on sequences of steps and ordering from a menu…
Pitchers in Major League Baseball have been striking out more batters than ever, and some people say it's because they're…
Two new NASA missions – VERITAS and DAVINCI+ – are headed to Venus. The missions will use radar and a probe to learn…
According to a veterinarian, the behavior some people call 'kneading the dough' or 'making biscuits' is…
Scientists get up close and personal with deadly pathogens to give doctors the tools they need to treat people sickened…
Fast radio bursts are the focus of a young and fascinating field of astronomy. Researchers just released data on more than…
When emergency alerts are hard to distinguish from text messages and when they announce the availability of vaccines rather…
Using remnants of fossilized trees, scientists and an artist figured out what the forest looked like long before humans…
Drought has been a threat multiplier for centuries, fueling conflict and migration from the time of the Ottoman Empire to…
Poison can be a deadly defense that helps a mushroom make sure its spores are spread to new places to grow into baby mushrooms.
Bots flooding social media with fake news about politics is bad enough. Muddying the waters in such fields as cybersecurity…
Developers with disabilities are in the best position to build accessible technology, but they face a Catch-22 – most…
Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally. But toxic wastewater and inefficiency hamper current techniques.…
Left turns are dangerous and slow down traffic. One solution? Get rid of them. New research shows that limiting left turns…
After more than a year of idealizing life without COVID-19, people are starting to reenter 'normal' life. Clinical…
Politics always influences what questions scientists ask. Their intertwined relationship becomes a problem when politics…