Scientific discoveries and research
A large protocluster of galaxies that existed 12.6 billion years ago, first discovered with the Subaru Telescope, has been examined in detail using th...
Across the world, air pollution is associated with more early deaths than any other environmental exposure, raising risks of dying from lung cancer, r...
Have you ever eaten a green potato, or a bunch of rhubarb leaves? Hopefully not, because these two plant parts can be toxic to humans. While they may...
The source of the significant water ice deposits hidden in Mercury's polar regions has been a topic of debate among researchers. A new study, publishe...
Pomegranate peel discarded by food vendors could soon help clean up contaminated water, thanks to research from the Department of Chemistry at the Fac...
In the Triassic, the modern animals we know were just beginning to diversify into a menagerie of forms and body plans that rhyme with the lifestyles o...
Translucent, speckled, and barely the size of a grain of rice, a new species of sea slug has been identified in the coastal waters of Keelung, Taiwan....
The global consumption of clothing is enormous. However, a significant portion of the textile fibers is lost before the garments even reach the market...
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a triply-eclipsing star system. The newfound system, designated...
You're trying to be a supportive, empathetic friend. You listen as they outline significant challenges in their life. Maybe they're feeling low or str...
Research at the University of Sydney has found that scuba-diving tourism—widely promoted as a sustainable way to experience coral reefs—is causing fre...
Just a few years ago, America's public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it we...
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