Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly ...

Hydrogen gas formed by natural processes in the subsurface of mountain ranges could represent a promising source of clean energy. A new international study led by Unil and GFZ shows that erosion plays ...

Tropical forests, often described as the lungs of the planet, may be edging closer to a dangerous threshold as droughts ...

As climate change increases the risk of flooding worldwide, understanding how floods form has never been more important.

Public pension debt has far-reaching consequences, yet there appear to be limited options for addressing it. State and local ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this panorama of an area nicknamed "Arbot" on April 5, ...

Quantum materials, materials with properties that are influenced by the laws of quantum mechanics, have attracted considerable attention over the past few decades. Their unique properties make these ...

The move from primary to secondary school is a major transition for many children, marked by new environments, new peers and ...

Engineers are rethinking the soil surrounding buried pipelines in a bid to help reduce Australia's billion-dollar annual corrosion problem and extend the lifespan of critical infrastructure. The ...

Workers in chronic pain often choose to conceal it and continue working as though nothing were wrong, according to new ...

In recent years, atomically thin materials—crystals only a few atoms thick—have attracted growing attention because they can exhibit physical properties that do not appear in conventional bulk ...

A scientific mission was set to kick off the search Monday for rodents that may be hantavirus carriers after an outbreak on a ...