DNA is everywhere in the world's oceans—not only packaged inside cells from skin, scales, mucus, feces, and blood, but also ...

A global analysis has found that urban animals are bolder and more aggressive, exploratory and active than their rural ...

Public infrastructures like roads and electricity are so essential to society that people almost take their value for granted ...

Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the sun, the ...

Across the western United States, wildfires are increasing in size and intensity. As the climate continues to warm, more extreme wildfires will reshape landscapes and pose a growing risk to human ...

As the global push toward a carbon-neutral society accelerates, understanding how microorganisms metabolize methanol with ...

A potentially powerful El Niño could take shape later this year. While its effects are often felt dramatically across parts ...

From writing emails to generating computer code, much of the artificial intelligence prevalent in our daily lives has ...

Proteins are critical to life—and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to treat and even cure serious diseases and cellular dysfunctions. Industrial applications are ...

Within the Canadian Shield, hydrogen gas is steadily building up naturally among some of the oldest rocks on Earth. Now, for ...

Water molecules do not simply swirl around in complete disorder; they can form certain preferred structures. This scientific fact is often presented in entirely unscientific ways. For example, when ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed a US$1 fee on all Uber, Lyft and other rideshare trips in the city to begin ...