Revealing the rhythms of ancient Arabia: Music connected cultures in the prehistoric Arabian Gulf
Archaeologists have analyzed a pair of copper cymbals from Bronze Age Oman, suggesting a shared musical tradition connected ...
Over 90% of women in sex work see it as their only means of survival, says study
Researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) specializing in criminal law and criminology have published a ...
Prehistoric skis: Melting glaciers reveal clues to climate adaptation in Norway's mountains
Glacial archaeologists have recently discovered the second prehistoric ski of a pair of skis at Digervarden, a mountain in ...
One-third of Americans work in STEMM jobs accounting for 39% of GDP: Report
Science is US, a foundation-supported initiative housed within the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ...
Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown, study finds
Researchers at the University of Granada and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence have demonstrated a link ...
Multiple antibiotic resistance is auxiliary to bacterial fitness and adaptability, study shows
Could a gene regulatory network in gut microbes have evolved its elaborate and tightly regulated molecular machinery only to ...
Understanding who is most likely to fall for fake news is first step toward strategies for counteracting misinformation
A global study of more than 66,000 participants has revealed which groups of people are most susceptible to misinformation.
An invasive frog in the Marshall Islands is displacing native species and threatening local ecosystems
Biologists from The University of Texas at Arlington are the first to discover an invasive frog—the greenhouse frog—in the ...
Rain barrel basics: Conserving water but not mosquito habitats
As people look to reduce their water use for environmental and ecological reasons, rain barrels have gained popularity for ...
Transparency in government: A powerful tool for global health and cleaner air
When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are?
Q&A: Scientists uncover process behind plastic's dangerous fragment shedding
The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus—just the ...
Nacre-like ceramic-metal composite achieves superior strength and mass-production potential
Mollusks possess sturdy protective shells, thanks to their internal nacre structure. Nacre, the natural nanocomposite, ...