This study was conducted at the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science. Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez holds a Presidential Professorship at the University of Pennsylvania ...

Mysterious micro-burrows in desert marble and limestone were probably made by microbes that lived millions of years ago. Exactly what kind of microbes bored into the rock remains unknown, as does ...

From behind the counter at The Coffee Exchange on the East Side of Providence, the 26-year-old environmental scientist serves bags of coffee beans to a steady stream of customers. “Would you ...

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system. The scientists say that discovering the mechanism will ...

Scientists have long dismissed one of the female X chromosomes as largely inactive, not doing much of anything. A new study reports that this dormant chromosome actually awakens later in life and ...

Scientists have discovered plastic ice VII, the fourth stage of water found under extreme conditions. Created by applying high pressure and temperature, this unique phase of water may exist on ...

Stand Up for Science aims to revive a movement that started in 2017, but with an all-new team and a more focused vision. By Katrina Miller On Feb. 8, Colette Delawalla, a graduate student in ...

Scientists highlight alarming rise in marine heat waves worldwide by Bob Yirka , Phys.org Impacts of marine heat waves during 2023–2024.

Protests erupted in several U.S. cities as scientists and supporters opposed the Trump administration's cuts to federal research funding and staff reductions in health and climate agencies.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington for Stand Up for Science, a rally in response to President Trump’s federal-funding and job cuts. “I never thought of myself as an activist ...