Science & Technology

Replacing diesel school buses with electric school buses may yield up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per individual bus, according to a new study. The researchers found that these benefits — including fewer greenhouse gas emissions and red…

A new study finds that altered states of consciousness associated with yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and other practices are common, and mostly positive or even transformative, but that for some people, they can be linked to suffering.

Glaciologists show evidence of warm ocean water intruding kilometers beneath grounded ice at Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. The findings suggest that existing climate models are underestimating the impact of ocean and ice interactions in future s…

The dramatic decline in childhood mortality during the 20th century has added a full year to women’s lives, according to a new study.

The brain is often referred to as a ‘black box’– one that’s difficult to peer inside and determine what’s happening at any given moment. This is part of the reason why it’s difficult to understand the complex interplay of molecules, cells and genes th…

Artificial neural networks may soon be able to process time-dependent information, such as audio and video data, more efficiently.

Findings indicate that soil stored under refrigerated or air-dried conditions can still retain the needed information for understanding microbial community composition and structure for many years.

A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy — like planet WASP-107 b.

A quarter of parents report that caffeine is basically part of their teen’s daily life, according to a new national poll.

Scientists have taken a step closer to replicating nature’s processes of self-assembly. The study describes the synthetic construction of a tiny, self-assembled crystal known as a ‘pyrochlore,’ which bears unique optical properties. The advance provide…

Extreme heat events were associated with increased asthma hospital visits, according to new research.

Researchers unravel the vocal interactions of meerkat groups and show they use two different types of interactions to stay in touch.

The study’s findings show mergansers arrived in the New Zealand region at least seven million years ago from the Northern Hemisphere, in a separate colonisation event to that which led to the Brazilian merganser.

Investigating ways to create high-performance steel, a research team used theoretical calculations on 120 combinations of 12 alloy elements, such as aluminum and titanium, with carbon and nitrogen, while also systematically clarifying the bonding mecha…

A team delves into the spatiotemporal patterns of water volume and total organic carbon concentration of agricultural reservoirs.

Researchers have found that increased neuron formation and the subsequent rewiring of neural circuits in the hippocampus through exercise or genetic manipulation helps mice forget traumatic or drug-associated memories. The findings could offer a new ap…

Researchers have conducted a worldwide analysis of voluntary carbon offset programs and identified trends into which types of carbon reduction technologies are selected and prioritized. Their findings provide important insights for policymakers to impr…