Dark matter, predicted to account for most of the universe's mass, remains highly elusive. Physicists have been searching for ...

If your teeth have ever felt fuzzy after skipping a brushing, you've encountered biofilm—a slimy bacterial layer that clings ...

This week, researchers at the Desert Research Institute reported that lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ...

People who have limited access to air conditioning may be at higher risk of seeking emergency care for health problems ...

A team of physicists led by The City College of New York's Lia Krusin-Elbaum has developed a novel technique that uses ...

Ethical judgment, adaptability and critical thinking are among the skills that employers value the most in job candidates, ...

What does the future hold for forests in a warmer, drier world? Over the past 25 years, trees have been dying due to effects of climate change around the world. In Africa, Asia, North America, South ...

From the persistent droughts of southern Africa and Central America in the early part of the year to the more recent ...

Scientists have discovered how plants adapt their root systems in drought conditions to grow steeper into the soil to access ...

A whitish, gray patch that sometimes appears in the night sky alongside the northern lights has been explained for the first ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, ...

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a device that combines a catalyst and microwave flow reaction to efficiently ...