Across a Swiss meadow and into its forested edges, the drone dragged a jumbo-size cotton swab from a 13-foot tether. Along its path, the moistened swab collected scraps of life: some combination of ...

At Sterling High School, students in the agriculture program are not just learning about crops and machinery. They are gaining hands-on experience with animals and plants, building skills that could ...

Understanding the gut microbiome at the subspecies level could revolutionize how we approach diseases like colorectal cancer. Why does this matter? Because it opens the door to non-invasive, ...

Manuel Linares is a physicist at NTNU who studies binary stars called "spider pulsars." The stars got this name because they ...

President Trump has urged pregnant women to stop taking Tylenol this week, with the FDA also announcing that it will be updating labels on acetaminophen packaging to include a warning. The new ...

Sep. 28, 2025 — Beer and wine, staples of human history for millennia, are still yielding new surprises. Recent research highlights how yeast extracts can cloud lagers, gluten can be quickly detected ...

From funding squeezes to political attacks, higher education is in trouble in many parts of the world. Fresh ideas will allow the sector to thrive and deliver value for society.

People who live in places with a historically higher disease risk have more positive views about the future of humanity, according to a recent University of Georgia-led study .

Sep. 22, 2025 — Researchers found that ice can trigger stronger chemical reactions than liquid water, dissolving iron minerals in extreme cold. Freeze-thaw cycles amplify the effect, releasing iron ...