Forming social connections online and via social media reduces how much people engage with and learn from the content posted but significantly boosts their networking performance, according to new ...

Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, a new Yale study finds that garlic also functions as a de facto birth control for ...

For decades, the common explanation for why children struggle to read has stayed remarkably consistent. Smart kids read well. Kids who don't simply aren't smart enough. And when children strain over a ...

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a solid polymer coated with harmless viruses to detect the bacteria Salmonella enterica (S. enterica), an advance that could lead to ...

University of Birmingham researchers have demonstrated a new method to break down toxic pollutants in wastewater, using ...

A new computational method could dramatically accelerate efforts to map the body's cells in space, according to a study ...

A devastating earthquake in Myanmar is giving scientists new insight into how major quakes start, spread, and grow. The ...

You probably know that Einstein changed the face of physics with his theory of relativity in his twenties. What you may not ...

Satellite images, weather maps and other data are collected in enormous quantities—but much of this remains unused. The ...

With over 60,000 ships passing through the Strait of Gibraltar each year, this stretch between the Atlantic and Mediterranean ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that high-frequency ultrasound waves similar to ...

Pesky pests can wreak havoc on plants by chewing leaves, boring into stems, and sucking sap from trees. Beyond the direct damage, they also spread harmful bacteria, viruses, and fungi that can infect ...