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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2022 – If you've ever watched a movie where the audio is out of sync, it quickly becomes obvious that smooth,...

As a species, humans are constantly interpreting signals to assess social situations and make predictions about what could happen next. Being able to tell if...

Because breathing is generally involuntary, we sometimes forget how complicated it is. But biologists are gaining new insight into the intricate process in plants, with...

While humans can generally identify the nature of social interactions between children, dogs and monkeys from facial expressions and body language, we are poor at...

Researchers at the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering have developed a “heart attack on a chip,” a device that could...

For some of the powerful drugs used to fight infection and cancer, there’s only a small difference between a healing dose and a dose that’s...

Diarrhea is no longer the killer it was in the mid-20th century, when an estimated 4.5 million children under age 5 died of it every...

AMHERST, Mass. – In a discovery that has repercussions for everything from domestic agricultural policy to global food security and the plans to mitigate climate...

Oh, we don’t have to worry about that area. They have red pivots.Credit: Mikaela Cherry / ACS ES&T Water / Scott Schrage Oh, we don’t have...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 7, 2022 – "I am sitting in a room, different from the one you are in now." With these words, Alvin Lucier...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), December 7, 2022 – For the eighth year, the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) and U.S. National...

To better understand the evolution of flowers, a research team in biology from Université de Montréal, the Montreal Botanical Garden and McGill University have succeeded...

KINGSTON, R.I. – Dec. 7, 2022 – University of Rhode Island entomologist Jannelle Couret is tipping the way we understand the bacteria that causes Lyme...

The ability of tropical forests to grow and store carbon is limited, in part, by herbivory. Insects and other animals prefer to feed on nitrogen-fixing...

Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million yearsCredit: Beth Zaikenjpg Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years Two-million-year-old...