Science
Scientific discoveries and research
Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years—far longer than we thought
How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, published in the American Journal of Archaeology, synthesizing and reeval...
How to ensure affordable, safe and culturally grounded housing for Indigenous older adults
A good home, or Minosin Kikiwa in Cree, is the foundation of dignity in later life, according to the Indigenous seniors who spoke to us. Yet "every year the ren...
Zambia's farmers are working in dangerous heat: How they can protect themselves
Farming is central to life in Zambia, with about 60% of the country's labor force relying on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihood or income. Seasonal rains...
'Inoculation' helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
Informing people about political deepfakes through text-based information and interactive games both improve people's ability to spot AI-generated video and aud...
Scientists use RNA nanotechnology to program living cells, opening a new path for cancer cure
Scientists at Rutgers University–Newark have developed a first-of-its-kind RNA-based nanotechnology that assembles itself inside living human cells and can be p...
Grazing and digging put some herbivores at greater risk from toxic elements in soil: New research
If you've watched a giraffe browsing in the tree canopy, a white rhino meandering across open grassland, or a warthog shuffling around on its knees in South Afr...
Researchers uncover a one-hour 'crown' checkpoint that enables malaria reproduction
A new study has uncovered a hidden step that helps the deadliest malaria parasite survive and multiply inside the human body. Researchers studying Plasmodium fa...
Lüften sounds simple, but 'house-burping' is more complicated in Pittsburgh
Recently, the German term "lüften" has been circulating on social media and trending on Google. The term refers to the practice of opening windows and doors to...
Funny teachers can make classes more enjoyable—if their jokes land
Instructors cracking a joke here and there could make students feel better about the class as a whole, according to new research from the University of Georgia...
A digital game improves the mathematical performance of children with dyscalculia
Dyscalculia, characterized by deficits in number sense and calculation skills, affects approximately 5%–7% of the population and often persists into adulthood....
Neutron scans reveal hidden water in famous martian meteorite
New tools unlock new discoveries in science. So when a new type of non-destructive technology becomes widely available, it's inevitable that planetary scientist...
New report unpacks the crises facing American journalism and offers solutions
Journalism in the United States is in crisis: Local newspapers are shuttering at an alarming rate, large cities that were once served by multiple daily local ne...