For years, a French mathematician searched for a proof that a gigantic number is prime. His method is still used 150 years ...

A simple blood test for platelet activity at middle age could one day help identify people at risk for Alzheimer's disease decades ahead of time, allowing for possible preventive therapy.

People with lower incomes and people from racial and ethnic historically underrepresented groups in clinical studies are more ...

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) provides valuable information about a material’s properties and electronic states.

Researchers have newly described three extremely rare species of toad that leapfrog over the egg-to-tadpole stage and give birth to toadlets.

The study highlights climate change's threat to food security, showing how rising temperatures could drastically reduce ...

The 3D-mapping app now includes 15 million more acres of Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale coverage in North America.

A team of scientists is employing a technique used to detect invasive species to search for troops lost at sea.

Every autumn, news feeds get flooded with stories about climate change. That's because around this time each year, global ...

Throughout November, the Marine Institute’s Oceans of Careers video series will showcase the diverse careers that support Ireland's marine environment and blue economy. Aligned with Science Week's ...

A new study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex provides evidence that differences in general intelligence may be partly ...