A new study shows that, as materials age, they 'remember' prior stresses and external forces, which scientists and engineers can then use to create new materials with unique properties

A team of nutrition and environmental health researchers found that the differences are comparable to the impact of lead exposure in early childhood

Instead of the current definition based on comparisons to electrical heating, the NIST study suggests the optical watt could be determined from light's radiation force and its speed, a fundamental constant

A comparison of protected and impacted reefs in Cuba and Florida Keys

Discovery could enable doctors to predict which patients with mild cognitive impairment have a higher risk of developing dementia

Engineers have designed a non-toxic, biodegradable device that can help medication move from blood vessels into brain tissues

For 50 years, what's called "the phosphate problem" has plagued studies on the origin of life

Tim Bono of Washington University in St. Louis suggests a different approach to modifying behavior in 2020

Gas halos are the perfect food for supermassive black holes at the center of early galaxies, which are now seen as they were over 12.5 billion years ago

Study by experts in Sheffield and Kyoto, Japan, found meat consumption explained less than 10 percent of difference in carbon footprints