Recovered from the Green River Formation in present-day Colorado, this fossil represents a new genus and species of predatory insects known as assassin bugs. Researchers…
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents have been faced with challenging circumstances to balance work, household, care of children and support of distance learning for school-age…
The Fox sisters: Kate (1838-92), Leah (1814-90) and Margaret (or Maggie) (1836-93). Lithograph after a daguerreotype by Appleby. Published by N. Currier, New York. In…
Specialized ETFs invest in trendy, overvalued areas, study finds. “Buy low and sell high” says the old adage about investing in the stock market. But…
Engineers have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mix of bacteria and yeast similar to the “kombucha mother” used to…
Larvae of western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, feeding on corn roots. Credit: Photo by Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service Study shows how individual…
Zombie and other horror and science fiction movies and TV shows may have prepared viewers for the current pandemic. Credit: Patrick Mansell, Penn State Tales…
In one test, study participants were asked to draw a typical woman who would — or would not — be the target of sexual harassment.…
Otodus megalodon preying upon the whale Cethoterium. Credit: Hugo Salais, Metazoa Studio A pioneering study by University of Bristol researchers finds that the evolution of…
Newton’s Principia: A Story of Lost and Stolen Books and Scrupulous Detective Work Across Continents
Newton’s Principia: A Story of Lost and Stolen Books and Scrupulous Detective Work Across Continents
Caltech’s own copy of the first edition of the Principia is part of the Institute’s Archives and Special Collections. In the 18th century, it belonged…
URCA map of Southern Africa. Credit: @FAO Innovative FAO study maps urban-rural catchment areas and points to ways to optimize policy and planning coordination for…
Northeastern Asia has a complex history of migrations and plague outbursts. That is the essence of an international archaeogenetic study published in Science Advances and…
Humans feeding leftover lean meat to wolves during harsh winters may have had a role in the early domestication of dogs, towards the end of…
New research by scientists at the University of Bristol explains how a “stop-start” pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have…
People’s ability to synthesize vitamin D from sunlight declines with skin pigmentation, and that vitamin D deficiency is directly associated with higher risk of mortality,…
The ruins of the Roman Forum, once a site of a representational government. Credit: (c) Linda Nicholas, Field Museum All good things must come to…
Depiction of interdependencies in human migration away from flood zones to inland cities in Bangladesh. Credit: Maurizio Porfiri, Ph.D. NYU Tandon researcher devises a mathematical…
Having hope for the future could protect people from risky behaviors such as drinking and gambling — according to new research from the University of…
A new study about American entrepreneurship in 1988-2014 shows that startups have done particularly well in Silicon Valley, the Boston-Cambridge area, and Austin, among other…
It’s a brand new year and many people choose to make a New Year’s resolution. They may be hard to keep, but research shows there…