- Simple changes to science textbook diagrams can boost undergrads' understanding of biology concepts, a new study shows.
- In this episode of the Big Brains podcast, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist explains how our quest to slow aging is becoming a reality.
- A new study explores ways to make the culture of physics more diverse and inclusive.
- For the first time in more than 200 years, two broods of cicadas will emerge from the ground at the same time. Here's what you should know.
- Immigration boosts local wages and having neighbors of foreign descent can reduce prejudice, according to new research.
- Traumatic experiences during childhood may get "under the skin" later in life, impairing the muscle function of people as they age.
- Researchers have created what they say is the highest-quality reference genome to date of the world's most popular coffee species, Arabica.
- Fitness trackers and smartphones offer an easy and accessible way to monitor progression of multiple sclerosis, researchers say.
- “This research shows that [Alzheimer's disease] progresses differently in each person, with unique patterns of biomarker changes.”
- Red cabbage juice can alleviate inflammation-associated digestive health conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease in mice.
- Bird flu is circulating among dairy cows and a dairy farm employee has been infected. An expert explains what you need to know.
- Adolescence is the prime time to help young women who’ve had repeated run-ins with the US juvenile justice system find a different path.
- New research offers insight into the complex workings of the retina and its role in processing color.
- Children from all walks of life improved their diet quality when they ate school-prepared lunches, according to a new study.
- A new study digs into how Generation X's attitudes about evolution changed as they grew up.
- "...what we've developed is a crucial piece in the very foundation for an internet of the future with quantum speed and quantum security."
- A large heart-shaped structure non the dwarf planet Pluto has puzzled scientists for years. Now they may have some answers.
- Eye blinks aren't just a mechanism to keep our eyes moist. Research finds that blinking plays a key role in processing visual information.
- People who age out of foster care face significant hurdles during the transition to independence, but aftercare support services can help.
- A new study of how phages disarm dangerous bacteria could lead to new treatments for bacterial infections, researchers report.
- New research underscores the potential negative implications of having strong political convictions.
- An implantable brain stimulator could revolutionize treatment for drug-resistant depression and other psychiatric disorders, researchers say.
- If confirmed as a galaxy, a newly identified star system would be the faintest ever discovered—and could suggest there are others that remain to be found.
- Offering a choice when it comes to vaccines could convince more people to get them. But it's no magic bullet, experts say.
- A new study of North Atlantic right whales worldwide could help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.
- Speaking to a baby in "parentese" and responding to babbles with smiles and eye contact is important for the baby's language development.
- Scientists have discovered a bristle worm with such sharp-seeing eyes that they measure up to the vision of mammals and octopuses.