Left: photo of the OLED with a schematic of circularly polarized photons. Photo: Seung-Je Woo - Middle: microscope image of ...

Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to ...

Researchers infused chocolate with probiotics—the beneficial bacteria often associated with yogurt and kimchi—along with ...

In 2006, Shinya Yamanaka made a groundbreaking discovery that would win him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine just ...

For decades, ship emissions steadily rose as increasing global trade drove higher ship traffic. Then, in 2020, new ...

Alcohol use accounted for the majority of reported second-hand harms. The lifetime prevalence of such harms stood at 34.2%.

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A new study by researchers at the University of Sheffield and Complutense University of Madrid suggests that black holes ...

Environmental justice initiatives meant to ease pollution burdens on low-income and minority communities have lost support ...

Washing clothes is one of those inescapable chores of daily life, but drying them can be even more costly — both for our wallets and the environment. In the U.S., over 80% of households own a clothes ...

The vast majority of female scribes remain anonymous. Many likely worked in convents or lay workshops, their contributions ...

There’s a new type of LED in town. These light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are made from a material called perovskite, a calcium ...