Chitin, a chain of repeating sugar molecules, is the main building block of fungal cell walls. When fungi grow or are broken ...

An international study has overturned a longstanding textbook view of how much energy animals use to travel, revealing that ...

My recent discovery of a Roman fort and its extraordinary connection with medieval folklore was the fruition of many hours of ...

A new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) provides the most comprehensive observational analysis yet ...

In an effort to conserve the world's plants and animals, governments have pledged to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030.

Americans who trust science and reason more than their churches' teachings, but still believe in God or attend services, are ...

Nearly 50 million Americans ages 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in the upcoming midterm elections, and about 60% say they plan ...

The spectacled cobra (Naja naja) is one of India's "big four" snakes responsible for most serious snakebite cases. It is ...

Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to break down the cause of a remarkable formation of radio waves they ...

For centuries, people across South and Southeast Asia recorded religious teachings, literary works, legal regulations and ...

Physicists at Auburn University have used flashes of laser light to bring order to tiny electrically charged "islands" inside ...

Three answers, three countries, one open-ended question: "Teaching is similar to what other occupation or activity?" ...