It’s crystal clear that Greenland’s glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, but what’s less obvious is when all that ice melt will reach a point of no return — irreversibly altering critical ocean ...

While AI models are excellent at parsing massive amounts of data, they struggle to pivot when faced with unprecedented events — the kind that frequently occur in the vacuum of outer space. Space ...

Genetic screening that identifies cancer-linked mutations in newborns could give doctors a head start on treatment, but it comes with risks.

The strategy makes sterile males by exposing immature flies to radiation, and then letting them loose via aerial drops or from specialized chambers on the ground. Wild females are effectively “tricked ...

Two scientists at Washington University of St. Louis, Edgar Allen and Edward Doisy, first isolated estrogen in experimental ...

Known as IC 1101, the galaxy’s diameter is estimated to be a whopping 520 kiloparsecs, or nearly 1.7 million light-years, researchers report in a study submitted July 16 to arXiv.org. That’s wider ...

What makes a greener wipe? Researchers have more to say about bamboo's ecological risks, given limited carbon footprint data.

Writing out the same word again and again in cursive may bring back bad memories for some, but handwriting can boost connectivity across brain regions, some of which are implicated in learning and ...

A new brain-imaging study suggests that dogs may be able to distinguish between certain negative human emotions just by ...

School device use links with lower test scores and distractions abound. But reversing the entrenched pandemic pivot to ...

Compared with standard flu shots, Moderna’s mFlusiva generates stronger, longer-lasting immunity and is more effective at ...

Chemical analysis of Bronze Age iron objects indicate that Greek nobles may have indulged in signet rings made with precious ...