Light does more than illuminate the world—it can also push and twist matter. It was back in the 1870s that James Clerk ...

The cosmological constant is the mathematical description of the energy that drives the ever-accelerating expansion of the ...

Earth responded to its most severe past warming event by evolving a new and bizarre type of photosynthesis that allowed a ...

For people living in some parts of the United States, their accent might not just indicate where they live – but also who ...

Kratom, tianeptine, phenibut, synthetic THC, and tadalafil may seem harmless since you can buy them at your local gas station ...

The best play environments offer freedom and novelty that kids can explore as much or as little as they like. But traditional ...

Technology billionaire Peter Thiel has been warning about stagnation in American science. In a recent conversation with ...

The latest report from David Reich’s genetics lab at Harvard is that “Ancient DNA reveals pervasive directional selection ...

In a converted 2013 Toyota Sienna affixed with a hand-built telescopic weather device protruding from the roof, Penn State ...

Investigating a common gene in three very different species – salamanders, mice and zebrafish – scientists have discovered ...

A new report, published today in Nature Metabolism, is shedding light on the distinct and underappreciated role of fructose ...

In patients developing end-stage liver disease, the damage has become too severe for the liver’s normally extraordinary ...