July 14-16 gathering to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war ...

The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic ...

In previous observational studies, high fruit and vegetable intakes were associated with better self-reported overall sleep ...

Scientists uncover surprising immune response that helps tumors grow, revealing new strategies to improve treatment ...

University of Chicago rising fourth-years Annie Yang and Seri Welsh have been recognized by the Udall Foundation for their ...

Step inside the laboratory as Chibueze Amanchukwu and his team investigate the chemistry that could lead to better batteries ...

On June 11, the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine announced the result of a three-year study to set a ...

Once one of the most difficult colors to recreate in paint, blue was only available to medieval artists, for example, by grinding up the prized stone known as lapis lazuli. By the 1900s, it was still ...

“Dark energy” is a term scientists use to refer to whatever is causing the universe to expand faster over time. We don’t know exactly what dark energy is—no one has ever directly seen or measured ...

Tipping points. Scientists have documented major changes in every major glacier system worldwide. As climate change continues, these massive ice sheets will release more and more water, which will ...

Prominent archaeologist Frederick Johnson said that carbon-14 dating had the impact of an “atomic bomb” on archaeology. In 1997, anthropologist R.E. Taylor said that “14C data made a world prehistory ...