A new University of Mississippi study shows that some sound waves don't just move forward—they also move slightly to the side. Understanding this movement could help researchers develop more precise ...

High temperatures have long been empirically linked to violence, conflict, and aggression at the societal level—a troubling pattern in a warming world. Alessandra Cassar and colleagues sought to ...

Materials that encourage mineralization, mimicking the process in the human body, are becoming increasingly important in medicine and technology. This process, which occurs at the interface between ...

For millions of commuters, the workday doesn't just begin with a train ride. It also begins with a blast of heat. In one of the largest studies ever conducted on thermal comfort in metro systems, ...

Observations of the Rimae Bode region on the moon reveal five distinct types of terrain and identify several potential ...

Controlling light with light is a long-sought goal for computing and communication technologies. Achieving this capability ...

In 2020, a study confirmed that two planets orbited the nearby red dwarf, GJ 887. Now, astronomers have confirmed the ...

For years, a protein inside our cells has quietly powered billions of dollars' worth of cancer drugs. Now a team of ...

After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One-third of patients develop heart failure as a ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo challenges a long-standing assumption about Earth's most extreme ice ages. Using numerical ...

Drug discovery is like molecular Tetris. Chemists snap atoms together, adjusting the pieces until everything fits, and ...

Climate change is threatening modern life in ways we are still finding, from food security to the economy to everyday living.