Imagine standing on top of a mountain. From this vantage point, we can see picturesque valleys and majestic ridges below, and streams wind their way downhill. If a drop of rain falls somewhere on this ...

It’s always amazing, and more than a little humbling, when the universe reminds us that our “common sense” is provincial, ...

When does a soccer team really face a crisis—and in which situations is the dismissal of a coach nothing but an over-hasty reaction? In a recently published study, researchers at Karlsruhe Institute ...

Samples from water, fish, and bird eggs demonstrate the need to measure these unique molecular structures separately.

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LG Electronics marked the 50th anniversary of its Gasan R&D Campus, the first comprehensive research institute established by ...

In this day and age, on the surface level, it seems like we know a lot about how the world, the human body, and the universe ...

Storytelling is fundamental to human connection. From ancient survival tales to modern advertising, stories help us make ...

Small, cancer-associated DNA circles "hitchhike" on chromosomes during cell division to spread efficiently to daughter cells ...

Research shows that PFOS isomers in fish vary greatly, emphasizing the need for differentiated regulation of these harmful substances.

Exogenous attention is a rapid, involuntary mechanism that automatically reallocates processing resources toward salient stimuli. It enhances visual sensitivity in the vicinity of the salient stimulus ...

When University at Buffalo chemists analyzed samples of water, fish, and bird eggs, they weren't surprised to find plenty of per- and ...