A cubic millimeter of brain tissue may not sound like much. But considering that that tiny square contains 57,000 cells, 230 ...

A new paper in Oxford Open Climate Change indicates that extensive bleaching and deaths are widespread at several major coral ...

Artificial intelligence that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing ...

Life has transformed our world over billions of years, turning a dead rock into the lush, fertile planet we know today. But ...

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much ...

Predictive analytics uses math and historical data to make predictions about the future. It’s used in commerce, sports, ...

We see constant progress in the world every day, from better cars to faster phones to virtual reality and the internet of ...

Have you ever seen a science take on the Internet that you're pretty sure is wrong, but you aren't sure how to break it down?

Here is a thought experiment for “National Infertility Awareness Week”: imagine in vitro fertilization (IVF) did not exist, and the only solution for couples facing infertility was to optimize their ...

Scientists finally succeeded in exiting an atomic resonance with a laser in the near ultraviolet. It's a remarkable feat that ...

(via PBS Terra) In pavement cracks, roadside medians, and parking lots, there are incredible miniature civilizations booming ...

Considered among the “world’s worst” aquatic weeds, a northern hydrilla subspecies (lithuanica) hinders recreational ...