New Wheat and Barley Genomes Can Help Feed the World

Medicine & Technology Nov 30, 2020

Researchers revealed a new genetic variation in wheat and barley: a significant improvement for the global initiative in breeding varieties of higher-yielding barley and wheat.

Insects Can Be an Essential Teaching Tool for Children - Researchers

Nov 30, 2020

Researchers conducted a survey to study further and discover more about how public schools are using insects when teaching kids.

Is There a Part of You That Remains ‘You’ Throughout Your Life?

Nov 28, 2020

At the very core of an individual's identity, a kernel of self-awareness integrates memories of the past with the short-lived sensations of today.

Trial Device MOXIE Could Contribute to Rocket Launch Off Mars

Nov 28, 2020

The MOXIE or Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment is a trial device with the ability to yield oxygen.

5 Things Science Tells Us About Morning Routine

Nov 28, 2020

Experts say we all need a morning routine for us to achieve the most out of those "dawn hours."

Scientists Uncover Magnetic Spray that Transforms Non-Living Things into Tiny Robots

Nov 27, 2020

"An agglutinate magnetic spray transforms inanimate objects into millirobots for biomedical applications."

Science Behind Expression of Gratitude and Its Impact on Wellbeing

Nov 27, 2020

Psychologists described gratitude "as both appreciating the good things in life" and acknowledging that they are coming from other people and circumstances.

Study Reveals the Paradox of Creativity

Nov 27, 2020

The Creativity Paradox recognizes the fact that dangerous, unusual creative behaviors have a lot of benefits.

Australian Wasp Shown to Pose Serious Danger to Aviation Safety

Nov 27, 2020

Over a 39-month period, invasive keyhole wasps, specifically known as the Pachodynerus nasidens at the Brisbane Airport" were reportedly responsible for the 93 cases of "fully blocked replica pitot probes."

Study Finds Link Between Obesity and Childhood Abuse, Socioeconomic Background

Nov 27, 2020

This finding proposes that improving child welfare, like by rising prevention measures for abuse, will also reduce obesity when they grow up.

Love that Smell After the Rain? Here’s What You Need to Know About ‘Petrichor’

Nov 27, 2020

According to reports, the scientific name for the smell after rainfall is 'petrichor,' originally named by two Australian scientists in the 1960s.

Daily Exercise Can Save 5 Million People a Year, Says WHO

Nov 26, 2020

New WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behavior highlight that all people, regardless of age and abilities, "can be physically active."

Large Sunspot Arrives in Time for Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2020

Scientists from the Nasional Solar Observatory of the US National Science Foundation forecasted the arrival of a large sunspot in time for Thanksgiving.

After AstraZeneca’s Admission of Error, Difficult Questions About its Vaccines Transpire

Nov 26, 2020

AstraZeneca recognized a key error in the vaccine dosage which some study participants received, about the apparently spectacular efficacy of its vaccine is now in question.

5 Famous Things Accidentally Discovered or Invented

Nov 26, 2020

Not all things were invented or discovered by purpose -- many, by accident.