A new study, published recently in Nature Communications, offers the first-ever map of which parts of the Chikungunya virus ...

Some of the storm cells that develop Thursday have the potential to pack a big punch with heavy downpours, small hail, and ...

Keep your eye on the sky. Strong thunderstorms are expected to rumble across parts of New Jersey Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a severe ...

A compound best known for giving almonds and apricots their aroma may be the key to defeating hard-to-kill cancer cells. Japanese researchers found that benzaldehyde can stop the shape-shifting ...

Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.

Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order on July 7 banning the usage of cellphones by students in Oregon's K-12 public ...

A state law that bars the extended use of solitary confinement in state prisons, and mandates hours of out-of-cell time and rehabilitative programming, hasn't been enforced equally at every facility ...

Regulating the presence of phones in schools is critical. According to a 2024 survey from the Pew Research Center, 72% of teachers said cell phones were a major problem. Cell phone use is a powerful ...

Scientists have gained an atomic-level view of plant cells, getting to know the metacaspase 9 enzyme in the process.

In one law that took effect Tuesday, the Republican-controlled Legislature approved changing dozens of state statutes to use ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...