The theory that pigeons' famous skill at navigation is down to iron-rich nerve cells in their beaks has been disproven by a new study published in...
A new scientific instrument, a "time machine" of sorts, built by UCLA astronomers and colleagues, will allow scientists to study the earlies...
A University of Oklahoma assistant professor and colleagues have identified two white dwarf stars considered the oldest and closest known to man. Astr...
Researchers at Oregon State University have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a comm...
A survey on the loss in the Northern Hemisphere of large predators, particularly wolves, concludes that current populations of moose（驼鹿） , deer, and o...
Text messaging often gets a bad rap（口碑差） for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behavior such as reckless driving. But a social welfare professo...
Rapidly dropping water levels of the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth's surface heralded（通报） for its medicinal properties, has been a source of...
An Argentine-Swedish research team has reported a 70-million-year-old pocket of fossilized bones and unique eggs of an enigmatic（神秘的） birdlike dinosau...
A North Carolina State University researcher has developed a more efficient, less expensive way of cooling electronic devices -- particularly devices ...
A new study by Rice University scientists reveals that plants can use the sense of touch to fight off fungal infections and insects. The study, which ...