In biology and paleontology (the study of extinct organisms) there are a few ways to estimate the age of an animal's skeleton ...

Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river ...

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have documented the farthest trek of a young female fisher (Pekania pennanti) ...

Cerebral blood flow is essential for normal brain function and often perturbed in neurological disease. If one shines a ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Monoclonal antibodies are widely used to treat diseases ranging from cancer to autoimmune disorders. The safety and efficacy of these biologic drugs depend on maintaining their correct ...

In 2000, a group of STRI botanists collected samples of all the plants from the genus Clusia they could find in Panama to ...

New research co-led by Liu-Qin Yang, a professor of psychology at Portland State University (PSU), suggests that the true ...

Multiferroic metals are materials that exhibit both electric polarization and magnetic order in the same crystal—a state ...

It generated a carbon monoxide and particulate matter surge that far exceeded Los Angeles County's average daily human-caused ...

Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14, the date that represents the first three digits ...