Publishers of scholarly journals should take additional steps to get more women to serve as…
Category: Science
Triggering the brain’s auto-focus
Environmental cues don’t just trigger actions, like reaching for our phones when they buzz; they…
A crab’s eye view of rising tides in a changing world
Coastal ecosystems and aquifers will be greatly affected by climate change, not only from rising…
Ancient, scary and alien-looking specimen forms a rarity in the insect world — a new order
Researchers have discovered a 100-million-year-old insect preserved in amber with a triangular head, almost-alien and…
Antarctic bottom waters freshening at unexpected rate
In the cold depths along the sea floor, Antarctic Bottom Waters are part of a…
Scientists identify bone degradation process within metastatic breast cancer
Once breast cancer spreads through the body, it can degrade a patient’s healthy bones, causing…
New class of materials could revolutionize biomedical, alternative energy industries
Polyhedral boranes, or clusters of boron atoms bound to hydrogen atoms, are transforming the biomedical…
Corralling stink bugs could lead to better wine
To wine makers, stink bugs are more than a nuisance. These tiny pests can hitch…
Anxiety impairing quality of life for postmenopausal women, new study shows
Whether anxiety increases common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and sleep disruption or whether…
Invasive sedge protects dunes better than native grass, study finds
An invasive dune plant has an advantage over its native counterpart: the invasive is better at…