Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Study in search of a tropical spring is first to show some birds flip their breeding season in response to climate
In 2014, Felicity Newell joined the Florida Museum of Natural History as a doctoral student, then promptly left the country in search of a tropical spring. It's...
From engineered fungal molecules to drug leads, chem-bio hybrid synthesis enables antiparasitic drug discovery
Amebiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the microscopic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. Infection occurs through the ingestion of cysts from contaminated wa...
Study finds 60% of Australia's top-use pesticides are banned in the EU
Analysis of Australia's highest-volume pesticide use has revealed that the majority of products widely used in Australian agriculture are banned in other parts...
Fieldoscopy reveals femtosecond optical switching in 15 nm indium tin oxide nanocrystals
Just as an antenna interacts with radio waves, light interacts with metallic nanostructures. Therefore, understanding how a structure influences field oscillati...
Birds of prey act as sentinels to warn of forever chemicals
A new paper investigates how raptors, or birds of prey like hawks and eagles, act as a sentinel species that can reveal the level of forever chemicals in the lo...
How labor movements may help rebalance power in the technology sector
Wide swaths of American workers are more meaningfully involved than in the past in organizing around and pushing back against artificial intelligence (AI) and d...
NASA's Artemis II mission will take an astronaut crew around the Moon: The long road to launch
NASA is once again shooting for the moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space La...
Direct confirmation of two baby planets forming around a young, sun-like star
As the number of exoplanet detections has breached 6,000 and continues to grow, scientists are finding a wide variety of different solar system architectures. C...
How Neanderthals used a lakeshore in Germany to hunt, butcher and survive
In 1948, a group of amateurs led by a local headmaster in Lehringen, Germany, uncovered the skeleton of a straight-tusked elephant—the largest land mammal known...
Discarded oyster shells may pull rare earth metals from polluted water
New research from a team at Trinity College Dublin has unearthed a cheap and environmentally friendly new option for removing pollutants from our water. The key...
Video training helps young adults with disabilities navigate romance
For too long, individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been denied the same opportunities for love, romance, and sexual expressio...
Q&A: How high school shapes future success
A study led by a recent Harvard graduate analyzed Massachusetts education and unemployment data for insights on how high schools affect students' long-term educ...