Researchers reveal that lack of sleep damages the myelin sheath in the brain and slows the rate of neural signal transmission ...

Quantum technologies, computers or other devices that operate leveraging quantum mechanical effects, rely on the precise ...

A discussion will examine how democracy becomes more inclusive in practice in a program sponsored by the American Democracy Project. The event, “Democracy in Action: Engaging Historically Marginalized ...

A recent study published in PLOS ONE has shed light on public perceptions of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in ...

It's called NanoFab Reflection. It's expected to cost $614 million to build and is part of a $10 billion computer chip ...

As the nation celebrates the day with science exhibitions and fairs in schools and research institutions, let’s trace the journey of the man who sparked our scientific curiosity.

The Gorbunova-Seluanov Lab, led by URochester’s Doris Johns Cherry Professor of Biology and Medicine Vera Gorbunova, as well ...

Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create ...

For decades, light water reactors have used control rods to regulate the fission reaction that powers a nuclear plant. The rods move vertically in and out of the core and are made of mat. . .

Physicist and former Congressman Rush Holt spoke about science, democracy and returning scientific research to the public.

When Katharine Burr Blodgett discovered nonreflecting glass, the General Electric Company’s public relations machine made her a star ...

For most of human history, the night sky has been a shared inheritance, a source of wonder. Now, more than a billion children ...