Researchers took a hard look at the existing data on the state of U.S. science literacy, the questions asked, and the methods used to measure what Americans know and don’t know about science and how that knowledge has changed over time

"These results suggest that promoting a healthy prenatal diet may ultimately lower ADHD symptoms and conduct problems in children," researcher says

Ions subjected to buffer gas cooling never truly reach the same temperature as the surrounding gas

Fed to lab mice, the particles appeared to be nontoxic and had significant therapeutic effects

New gene-editing methods help map cells linking fish fins and mammal limbs

Although it poses no threat to human health, wooden breast can cause significant economic losses for growers, who sometimes see the disease in up to half their flocks

Metal-organic frameworks provide a new platform for solving the structure of hard-to-study samples

The research shows that although schedule control is associated with increases in overtime and income, it is men that benefit more

Team hopes that people living in or near remote areas flush with biodiversity can take this preservation technique, use it, and then send the specimens to laboratories equipped with the technologies to do the analysis

The researchers have demonstrated a cost-effective alternative for inspecting cargo containers entering U.S. ports

Scientists determined new molecular-level information at the solid liquid interface, pushing toward better energy storage devices

The global banana industry could be wiped out in just five to ten years by fast-advancing fungal diseases