University at Buffalo researchers have decoded Arabica coffee’s genome, tracing its origins back over 600,000 years and outlining its genetic challenges…

New research indicates that toxic chemicals added to plastic materials for flame resistance can enter the body through the skin by…

The initial step in the search for extraterrestrial life involves identifying the presence of liquid water. The moons of Saturn and…

Coffee beans in a jar and piles of rice or sand are examples of granular matter: materials composed of large numbers…

The enormous ichthyosaur could have reached lengths exceeding 80 feet (25 meters) and existed during the Late Triassic period. A recently…

MIT spinout Strand Therapeutics has developed a new class of mRNA molecules that can sense where they are in the body,…

A surprise appearance of a new comet made the April 8th total solar eclipse all the more memorable. Any dedicated ‘umbraphile’…

A global team of researchers has constructed the most comprehensive and extensive bird family tree to date, detailing the evolutionary connections…