Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Coral experts unite in historic effort to restore Florida's coral reef
Throughout the first week of August, 12 organizations came together in an unprecedented collaborative effort to protect the future of Florida's Coral Reef durin...
Astronomers catch hot birth of galaxy cluster more than 11 billion light-years away
Astronomers have detected an enormous cloud of gas tens of millions of degrees hot surrounding one of the most extreme structures known in the early universe. T...
Studies find media literacy, social media use can predict trust in institutions, civic engagement
New research from the University of Kansas has found that the more media-literate people are, the more they trust institutions such as government and nonprofits...
Review maps long-term health risks from historical metal mining in England and Wales
Unlike many other pollutants, toxic metals do not break down in the environment. Although they may become diluted over time, they can remain in landscapes for c...
Volatile weekly work hours may have adverse effects on health, employment
Workers who juggle volatile work hours that change from week to week may experience adverse health effects that affect their ability to work, although the limit...
Cape Town's caracals expose a hidden rat poison problem for the city's wildlife
Rat poisons used in homes, businesses and on farms are moving into South Africa's wildlife, according to new research from the Urban Caracal Project, a key rese...
UK politicians vastly overestimate public opposition to climate policies, study finds
Members of Parliament from the UK's three biggest political parties in the House of Commons significantly overestimate levels of public resistance to major poli...
Climate change main driver of European ocean warming: Study
Climate change is the main driver of Europe's rising marine temperatures, directly adding around 2°C of warming in the Mediterranean this summer and severely af...
Laser stability method advances precision control of electrons with light
Researchers at the University of Oldenburg's Institute of Physics are working on techniques for precision control of electric fields of light, which allow the d...
They're content creators with thousands of adoring fans. So why do they feel so terrible?
If given the chance to gain thousands of admirers for your work, would you take it? The artists whom my colleagues and I interviewed as part of our research on...
Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum—a biologist explains how it's multidimensional
Many people recognize that gender—how a person identifies, presents themselves and is perceived—has nuances. Some people identify and present as women, others a...
How does wildfire smoke affect the economy?
Wildfires in the United States are getting bigger, and the season is getting longer, fueled by hotter and drier weather from climate change. Even when fires are...