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Chocolate chemistry – a food scientist explains how the beloved treat gets...
In what form do you eat your annual share of the approximately 5 million tons of cocoa produced worldwide?Tracey Kusiewicz/Foodie Photography/Moment via Getty ImagesWhether it is enjoyed as creamy milk...
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Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly...
Rain and warm air make it harder for sea ice to grow.Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAtmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams of moisture in the sky, are becoming more...
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How do you make a universal flu vaccine? A microbiologist explains the...
Broad protection from a universal flu vaccine could replace seasonal flu shots.Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty ImagesTo everything there is a season, and for the flu, it’s wintertime. Flu cases peak...
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Chickadees, titmice and nuthatches flocking together benefit from a diversity...
More watchful eyes can mean more safety for all.Georgette Douwma/Stone via Getty ImagesCarolina chickadees are small, boisterous year-round residents of the southeastern United States. They are...
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Cells routinely self-cannibalize to take out their trash, aiding in survival...
Illustration of an autophagosome (light blue double-membrane to the right) engulfing cellular material.David S. Goodsell and Daniel Klionsky/RCSB PDB-101, CC BY-SADon’t let the textbook diagram of a...
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Here's what to do when you encounter people with 'dark personality traits' at...
Keeping your eyes and ears open can keep you from falling for the antics of a dark personality.Noel Hendrickson/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesHave you ever suffered through tales of greatness from a...
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Twitter's new data fees leave scientists scrambling for funding – or cutting...
It's now pay to play if you want access to Twitter's data.The Conversation US, CC BY-NDTwitter is ending free access to its application programming interface, or API. An API serves as a software...
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Adults judge children who tell blunt polite truths more harshly than they do...
In practice, adults don't always value truth above all else.Ashley Corbin-Teich/Image Source via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaDespite the...
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Twitter cutoff in Turkey amid earthquake rescue operations: A social media...
Rescuers work at a collapsed building in southeastern Turkey.AP Photo/Kamran JebreiliTwitter was blocked in Turkey on Feb. 8, 2023, according to internet monitoring service NetBlocks. The outage came...
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Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can...
Stochasticity is everywhere -- and finding the order in disorder can unlock new ways to understand biology.Erlon Silva - TRI Digital/Moment via Getty ImagesCancer is often seen as a disease that arises...
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Why does the Earth spin?
There are many pieces of evidence to help explain why the Earth spins, and some major mysteries.Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
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A less biased way to determine trademark infringement? Asking the brain directly
Neuroimaging could help the courts better distinguish between two similar trademarks.RichVintage/E+ via Getty ImagesDoes the toothpaste Colddate infringe upon the trademark of Colgate? Some might think...
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How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the pathway...
Pathology analyzes bodily fluids and tissues using a variety of methods.Alvaro Lavin/Moment via Getty ImagesMedical laboratory testing is the heartbeat of medicine. It provides critical data for...
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How records of life's milestones help solve cold cases, pinpoint health risks...
Civil registries in the U.S. are spread across different local jurisdictions.eric1513/iStock via Getty Images PlusAfter 65 years, Philadelphia police announced in December 2022 that they had identified...
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Seismologists can't predict an impending earthquake, but longer term...
Seismologists monitor the Earth's activity, but can't predict a day, time and place for the next 'big one.'Christian Miranda/AFP via Getty ImagesAlmost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake...
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Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term...
Natural records suggest a cooling trend was underway thousands of years ago.DeAgostini/Getty ImagesOver the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased by about 1 degree Celsius...
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What is a UFO? The US shot down three mysterious objects as interest and...
Is it a bird? A plane? A suspected Chinese spy balloon?Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesOn the heels of the Feb. 4, 2023, shooting down of a Chinese balloon suspected of spying on the U.S.,...
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Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance
These boots were made for superhuman balance.Candler Hobbs, Georgia Institute of TechologyThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaRobotic boots providing...
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How dangerous was the Ohio chemical train derailment? An environmental...
Several cars that contained hazardous chemicals burned after the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyHeadaches and lingering chemical smells from a fiery train derailment in...
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Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist...
Maybe the first life on Earth was part of an 'RNA world.'Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an...
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