Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers...
With nearly 5 billion people flying each year, medical emergencies in the air may be more common than most realize...
The human brain does more than simply regulate synapses that exchange signals; individual neurons also process information through intrinsic plasticity,...
A recent study offers proof of feasibility for using cosmic radiation detectors to discover underground spaces. The detectors identify muons—particles...
Long-term weather forecasting is a difficult task, partly because weather systems are inherently chaotic. Though mathematical equations can approximate the...
The seemingly unpredictable, and thereby uncontrollable, dynamics of living organisms have perplexed and fascinated scientists for a long time. While...
Atoms in crystalline solids sometimes vibrate in unison, giving rise to emergent phenomena known as phonons. Because these collective vibrations...
Life beneath the waves can be a game of cat and mouse. Seals pursue swimming fish by following the tell-tale...
Patients weighing 450 pounds or more face barriers and discrimination when scheduling or attending doctor visits at subspecialty practices, reports...
You might best know chromium as a bright, shiny metal used in bathroom and kitchen fittings. But is it also...
In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a startling truth:...
When a machine fails, our first reaction is often frustration. A computer freezing at the worst possible moment, a navigation...
