This week, researchers pinned down the age of a complete Homo-genus skull found in Greece in 1960 to at least 286,000 years ...

To study the origin and evolution of the universe, physicists rely on theories that describe the statistical relationships ...

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina's barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of ...

As deforestation and climate change threaten to transform the Amazon, there is growing concern that the ecosystem may be ...

One class of drugs that has shown promise in treating diseases ranging from lung cancer to COVID-19 are targeted covalent ...

A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class of challenges called combinatorial ...

Droughts are increasingly recognized as environmental crises with far-reaching consequences, not just on water availability, ...

A highly sensitive quantum sensor from Jena has traveled nearly 9,000 kilometers: by truck to Hamburg, by ship across the ...

Organic chemistry, the chemistry of carbon compounds, is the basis of all life on Earth. However, metals also play a key role ...

With the help of innovative large-scale simulations on various supercomputers, physicists at Johannes Gutenberg University ...

Ever felt like doing a bare minimum at work? Not investing any extra effort, not going any extra mile? You aren't alone. That ...

Phytoplankton—microscopic algae that form the base of ocean food webs—have long been viewed as transient players in the ...