Laundry detergent pods began appearing on U.S. store shelves in early 2012, and people have used them in growing numbers ever since. The small packets...
The remains of two Ice Age infants, buried more than 11,000 years ago at a site in Alaska, represent the youngest human remains ever found in northern...
Sometimes, words just complicate things. What if our brains could communicate directly with each other, bypassing the need for language? University of...
Earth's ancient oceans held much lower concentrations of sulfate -- a key biological nutrient -- than previously recognized, according to research...
North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microph...
Speed is an asset for a predator. Except when that predator runs so fast that it essentially blinds itself. The tiger beetle, relative to its size, is...
Fast, on-the-spot tests for bacterial infections may help to reduce excessive antibiotic use. A systematic review published in The Cochrane Library, f...
The seemingly simple process of phase changes -- those transitions between states of matter -- is more complex than previously known, according to res...
For much the same reason LCD televisions offer eye-popping performance, a thermomagnetic processing method developed at the Department of Energy's...
The dodo is among the most famous extinct creatures, and a poster child for human-caused extinction events. Despite its notoriety, and the fact that t...