In the late 1800s, more than a hundred years before smartphones and weather apps, a physicist discovered you could step outside on a summer night, listen carefully, and estimate the temperature with ...

When someone sits in hot air, sweat forms and evaporates, carrying heat away from the skin. This evaporation acts like a ...

A new study finds dogs help their humans like toddlers do — while cats only step in if there’s something in it for them. Here ...

The publication of the UK’s strategy to replace animals in science was a good start. Now it is time to deliver.

During their search for food, most insects head specifically for the flowers that promise the highest reward. But how do they know which ones to choose? Researchers from the University of Konstanz and ...

Instructor Aileen Abitong conducted computer class Wednesday with her students at Kulia Academy, the first school in the ...

The 4-H program offers more than 200 projects, but if youth want to explore a topic not on the list, they can create their own. It’s an opportunity for members to go beyond the scope of their current ...

Research recently published in the journal Information Systems Research finds that giving low-wage workers access to their earned wages before payday can significantly increase saving behavior, ...

New research shows that changing how lawmakers discuss mass shootings has little effect on voter beliefs. Most Americans already support various firearm restrictions, and their entrenched views do not ...

As a teacher in Liberia, I spent my days in classrooms that are often short on resources but rich in questions. People often ask why things are the way they are, why problems seem permanent, and why ...

A female mouse from China's Tiangong Space Station has given birth to 28 pups across three healthy litters since her return, each exceeding normal sizes and adapting faster to Earth.

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