Our mouths may be home to a newly discovered set of multi-tasking taste cells that—unlike most known taste cells, which detect individual tastes—are capable of detecting...
A new federal rule that determines how the Clean Water Act is implemented leaves millions of miles of streams and acres of wetlands unprotected based on...
There is currently great interest in the capacity of global forest to store carbon and hence contribute to the mitigation of climate change in the coming...
It has been theorized that positive intergroup relations can reduce prejudice and facilitate peace. However, supporting empirical evidence is weak, particularly in the context of real-world...
Recent observations of Betelgeuse have revealed that the star's unexpected and significant dimming periods in late 2019 and early 2020 were most likely caused by the...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter received a checkout and recharge of its power system on Friday, Aug. 7, one week into its near seven-month journey to Mars...
On a hot summer day, in a darkened chamber, a video camera follows a couple as it engages in nature's oldest game—courtship. The male sings and...
By Michael Marshall Some trilobites had eyes similar to modern crustaceans like this brine shrimpBrigitte SchoenemannAn animal that lived 429 million
Experts warn the number of new COVID-19 cases in New South Wales is likely to be higher than the reported daily totals as more "mystery cases"...
A dust devil, an avalanche, a moon and a crater all made the cut of top Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter images.