To build a large-scale quantum computer that works, scientists and engineers need to overcome the spontaneous errors that ...

If an extraterrestrial intelligence were looking for signs of human communications, when and where should they look? In a new study, researchers at Penn State and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in ...

A deeper look into carbon flux is now possible—thanks to a deep pool of scientific collaboration. And for once, the spotlight is on Asia.

Jamel Bishop is seeing a big change in his classrooms as he begins his senior year at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where cellphones are now banned during instructional time.

Researchers can use a metric called the particle number concentration (PNC) to calculate the number of particles in a sample, such as the number of marbles in a jar.

The threat from a wildfire that engulfed a mountain in western Canada was downgraded Monday, with local officials saying there was "no longer a risk to life and safety" in the area.

Teachers and high school students live in vastly different media worlds, and that's one of several digital divides that ...

Biodiversity credits designed to incentivize the conservation and restoration of natural habitats need better transparency ...

By 2050, waters around the UK are expected to warm by about 1°C if we follow a "moderate" emissions path. If emissions continue to rise unchecked, the increase could reach 2°C–3°C by the end of the ...

Cities and communities that host major women's sporting events can reap wide-ranging benefits, including tourism and economic ...

In a bright, open laboratory nestled along Washington State's Sequim Bay, among rows of glassware filled with seawater and ...

Invertebrates, including insects, are poorly represented on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red ...