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Vast online archives of photos, videos and sound recordings collected by the public are reshaping how scientists study the natural world, allowing res...
March's record heat made it the most abnormally warm month in recorded U.S. history, bringing plants into bloom early and coaxing animals out of their...
We've run the numbers and the verdict is in: Honeybees do have the ability to process numerical information. New research led by Monash University has...
How do cells know when to activate or slow down their activity? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) provides new insights by studying TORC2,...
The "turnpike" toll road system deserves far more credit for improving roads in eighteenth-century England and Wales, a new study argues. Analysis of...
Long-duration spaceflight can chip away at an astronaut's health, prompting scientists to find new ways to make living in space easier on the body. Th...
With nearly 400 years under its cork, glass is still the top choice for consumers when it comes to packaging preferences for wine, but sustainability...
Think you're shopping intelligently for a used car? New research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin suggests you...
Eastern Africa's Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of volcanic activity caused by sh...
Modern medicine has played a significant role in improving the length and quality of our lives. While many treatments may seem like miracles, they are...
A new study published in Earth's Future introduces the eLTER Framework of Standard Observations (eLTER SO)—a structured, harmonized system designed to...
Scientists in Sweden have taken an important step toward fighting potato late blight, a plant disease that once triggered a historic famine in Ireland...
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