In a new study, appearing in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, scientists selectively bred Japanese ...

Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output ...

New research from the UBC-based Mother Tree Project is shedding light on how forests respond to harvesting and climate stress ...

Rice has historically been a heat-loving plant. In fact, the wild ancestor of cultivated rice once grew primarily on the ...

Models of glacial flow and retreat rely on estimates of glacial ice viscosity, the measure of the ice's resistance to flow.

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) rank among the most powerful explosions in the universe, releasing immense energy in intense flashes ...

Research on ancient DNA is surging, but how can scientists ensure that human remains of irreplaceable significance are ...

The University of Wyoming's Lauren Kim has solved a persistent problem in the cutting-edge field of high-entropy alloys, a ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are tiny plastic particles that result from the breakdown of larger plastic products due to ...

Hidden among the red sandstone escarpments of Mutawintji National Park in western New South Wales lives a rare lizard, long ...

Research on graphene has made great strides in recent years. However, to fully harness its potential in applications such as ...

A new study by Hashem Akbari, a professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, offers a ...