This artist's concept illustrates a Martian dust storm, which might also crackle with electricity. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...

To try to solve the puzzle of how the infection persisted and spread over thousands of years in Eurasia, an international ...

Omega-3 fatty acids are known to be an essential part of a healthy diet. As humans cannot produce them, they have to be ...

Lakes have long been viewed as sources of carbon dioxide emissions, but new research suggests they may actually act as carbon ...

A pilot test of this system using vacuum and calcium chloride successfully dried apple and mango, matching moisture levels in ...

Prairie voles are highly social, forming monogamous mating relationships, as well as peer relationships akin to human ...

X-ray images of ATSP across five different damage-healing cycles. In the first cycle, the scans revealed that ATSP fully healed and recovered its shape and strength. By the fifth cycle, mechanical ...

A 50-year love affair with hairy caterpillars reveals their squirmy secrets Western tent caterpillars might not be on your ...

Organic matter helps soil lock in moisture, but exact mechanism was previously unclear. Scientists studied the process by ...

Cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychosis, and authors hope to raise awareness with an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

The new approach uses a purely optical technique called stimulated two-photon excitation to generate streams of photons in different polarization states directly from a quantum dot without requiring ...

Clouds of cosmic dust and gas contain many of the building blocks needed for life, but sulfur is mysteriously rare. One of the most common forms of sulfur is S8, a ring of sulfur atoms that form a ...