Having Black teachers and other educators of color improves students' classroom experiences, research shows. They often serve ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrates how radiocarbon dating can reveal ...

Americans rarely marry outside of their race or class in a nation where residential segregation is relatively common. It is a ...

European fallow deer have faced a dramatic loss of genetic diversity since the last interglacial period. This was revealed by 120,000-year-old fossils from central Germany's Neumark-Nord site in ...

When you picture a cave, you probably think of an environment devoid of life. But for most caves on Earth, this couldn't be further from the truth.

Industrial-scale mining in Africa to support global supply chains is leading to unprecedented deforestation across the continent, with 34 hectares of forest removed for every single hectare of active ...

The classical drug discovery paradigm begins with a known molecular target: a protein whose modulation is expected to reverse ...

Chloromethane is a gas that is toxic to humans and contributes to the depletion of the ozone layer. It is produced during the combustion of coal, biomass and other raw materials. Natural sources such ...

The plumbing systems of volcanoes are vast and complex. But they aren't consistent, even in the same volcano. A Cornell-led ...

A landmark climate case is being heard by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. The request was brought by the Pan African Lawyers Union and other African civil society organizations.

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential of ...

What if a common herb found in the kitchen could help farmers grow healthier crops? As the global population grows and ...