Carbon dioxide is a molecule so important it has shaped life on Earth for billions of years. Without it, there would be no plants, no oceans, no people. But now, after centuries of burning coal, oil ...

Scientists have recovered ancient RNA from a 39,000-year-old woolly mammoth in Siberia, offering an unprecedented glimpse ...

At first, James Watson terrified me. It was 1991 and my first day as the new science writer at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

The same pulling force that causes “tears” in a glass of wine also shapes embryos. It’s another example of how genes exploit ...

GUANGZHOU, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's first high-energy direct-geometry inelastic neutron scattering time-of-flight spectrometer, an instrument for observing the structure and dynamic properties of ...

Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late. I've been tinkering around with blue diode lasers that can engrave ...

When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones such as progesterone and oxytocin are key contributors to that process, ...

Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a ...

Higher education is changing faster than ever before. Driven by advances in technology, evolving job markets, and pressing ...

Researchers at KRISS observed water’s rapid freeze–melt cycles under ultrahigh pressure and discovered Ice XXI, the first new ...