Archive: 2020

While siblings play copycat to annoy each other, babies actually enjoy it. Researchers from Lund University have found that when mirroring a baby's actions and emotions, the baby will smile and engage for longer.

Just in time for the July 4th holiday and quarantine distractions, a study shows that fireworks introduce a lot of pollution, causing both environmental and personal damage.

A recent article finds seven factors that contribute to racism within the American society, namely, Categories, Factions, Segregation, Hierarchy, Power, Media, and Passivism. It appears at a time of heightened racial tensions across the world as everyday…

Researchers from John Hopkins University recently developed a newly improved gene editing tool that is extremely fast — it allows genes to be edited within just a few seconds!

Researchers have discovered a mysterious, repeating pattern of fast radio bursts from space - and no one knows where they are coming from.

Because of food allergies, we need a fast way to test for allergens and contaminants in over 33 million kg/day of protein are available in North America. Aerosol-printed graphene sensors may be the way.

A comprehensive study indicates that over 500 terrestrial vertebrate species (which excludes fish, invertebrate, and plant species) will go extinct within the next decade unless we change our practices.

Researchers developed a molecule that targets bacterial cells by two different mechanisms--attacking the cell membrane and disabling folate synthesis. This molecule seems to prevent bacteria from developing antibiotic-resistance.

by Aparna Nathan figures by Sean Wilson Last summer, satellite cameras captured a strange image: a shroud of smoke hovering over the Arctic. But beneath these still, swirling clouds, towers of flames punctuated the bleak expanses. In short, the…

The impact areas of harmful "forever" chemicals continue to grow as scientist discover that environmental factors are helping to spread pollution.