Imbalances in different species of bacteria in a baby’s gut may provide insights into their neurodevelopment.
Only 5 women have ever won a Nobel Prize in physics. The field as a whole has issues with gender diversity, but as a woman…
Applied mathematicians translate real situations into mathematical terms.
CubeSats have already visited the Moon and Mars and are key components of upcoming deep space missions.
Context, perceptions and expectations affect the choices both bees and people make.
Two rabies epidemics in animals spurred a state health emergency in Texas and a program that oversees annual mass wildlife…
The concept of a personality may sound like it’s set in stone. But personality is really much more flexible − and you…
Bittersweet experiences aren’t uncommon. Do people ever truly feel both positive and negative at the same exact moment,…
Healthy smartphone use depends as much on the way you use it as how much you use it. The key is paying attention to your…
The tilt of the Earth and your distance from the equator are just 2 reasons why summer’s not year-round.
Modern North American porcupines are at least twice the size of their southern cousins and have stronger jaws. But how long…
Research finds that extensive feeding by invasive insects can cause trees to produce defense compounds, to the detriment…
The future and its possibilities are something that you actively co-create with others. New research suggests that imagining…
Smartphones may be indispensable to modern life, but they’re also perfect tools for spying on their owners. Anyone looking…
Some materials react and generate potentially helpful particles when exposed to light. Analytical AI can help scientists…
Phones that transmit odors sound like science fiction, but researchers are working on making them real.
Lose the prickles. Add bioluminescence. Up the nutrients without the bitter flavor. CRISPR gene editing is opening a new…
Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure?…
Plants don’t just grow straight up. They can move in loopy and zigzagging ways to get more sunshine. And studying these…
Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they…