The term Digital Twin of the Earth creates the idea of the availability of a highly accurate virtual copy of our planet, ...

New research co-led by the University at Buffalo proposes thinking both big and small to confirm the existence of primordial ...

Scientists now know how many bonobos live in one of the largest pristine tropical forests, a place believed to be the world’s ...

McGill University scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection. Contrary to the common belief that pregnancy increases ...

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Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an “extraordinary” way.

Dr. Isaac Li, along with students David Bakker and Micah Yang, prepare an experiment as they work to understand counter-intuitive biological interaction—like catch bonds—and how cells physically ...

Scientists have a new way to use data from high-energy particle smashups to peer inside protons. Their approach uses quantum information science to map out how particle tracks streaming from ...

A new collection of published papers offers the most detailed and comprehensive breakdown yet of how water injected into the Permian Basin during oil and gas operations is changing subsurface ...

Clay minerals are a major constituent of the earth's surface and are mainly found in the sediments of lakes, rivers and oceans. The properties of clay and claystone crucially depend on how the tiny ...

New research sheds light on the pathways that drive organ damage and death in severe COVID-19 and helps explain why survivors of the disease can experience long-term complications.