Science isn’t always serious. Sometimes researchers ask questions that seem silly at first, like why toast lands butter-side down or how ducks stay dry. But these quirky experiments often lead to ...

Soils release approximately 40–60 petagrams (Pg) of carbon annually into the atmosphere through microbial metabolism. Climate ...

Bengaluru: Researchers at National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, have identified how abnormal levels of ...

There's no scientific evidence that the gut microbiome causes autism, a group of scientists argue in an opinion paper ...

At the Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts, everything from ancient Egyptian textiles to kingfisher feathers can be ...

Scientists say "many lines of evidence" convey the dangers of extreme weather. But too much information risks muddling the ...

The number of scientific papers flagged as fraudulent has been growing. Now a new paper sheds light on how it’s being done. Researchers found loose networks of unscrupulous editors working with ...

A go-to software platform scientists use to do their work could become less glitchy, thanks to University of Alberta research ...

“The Mawson paper epitomizes Kennedy’s consistent inability to distinguish junk science from reliable information,” said Dr. John P. Moore, professor of microbiology and immunology at Weill Cornell ...

When Alisa Perales was a year old she began learning her ABC’s and 123’s. Now at 11 years old, she’s solving advanced ...

Data Science 4 Everyone today announced the release of its "State of the Field 2025 Data Science and Data Literacy Education ...