Scientists have made promising steps in developing a new magnetic memory technology, which is far less susceptible to corruption by magnetic fields or...
There are substantial differences among Americans when it comes to knowledge and understanding of science topics, especially by educational levels as ...
According to a NASA analysis of satellite data, the 2015 Arctic sea ice minimum extent is the fourth lowest on record since observations from space be...
Scientists have discovered the world's longest known chain of continental volcanoes, running 2,000 kilometres across Australia, from the Whitsunda...
According to initial results of a multi-site landmark study, led by Dominic Raj, M.D., at the George Washington University (GW) site, cardiovascular d...
Warming temperatures are causing Arctic mosquitoes to grow faster and emerge earlier, significantly boosting their population and threatening the cari...
Drugs commonly used to treat high blood pressure, and prevent heart attacks and strokes, are associated with significantly worse cardiovascular outcom...
A first draft of the "tree of life" for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes has been released, and ...
Inner cities as well as suburbs show distinctly warmer temperatures--known as the urban heat island effect--than rural areas as a result of land use a...
U.S. farmers are growing fewer types of crops than they were 34 years ago, which could have implications for how farms fare as changes to the climate ...