When you think of learning another language, you probably think of French, Spanish, or Chinese. But what about Python or Java? The two processes might be more similar than you'd think. A recent study ...

Kathryn Paige Harden’s book tries to demonstrate how genetics can ameliorate societal ills. She falls well, well short The last decade has seen genetics and evolution grapple with its history; one ...

Central auditory processing disorder (APD), a hearing disability, can impact cognitive functioning and academic performance in those who experience it. It is typically diagnosed in childhood. Children ...

During Thomas's three-decade career at NASA, she connected scientists with the data they need to understand our planet Valerie Thomas retired from NASA in 1995 after three decades of work, and she ...

The bathypelagic zone of the ocean, which spans depths between 1,000 and 4,000 meters (3,300 – 13,100 feet) below the ocean’s surface, is characterized by permanent darkness, low temperatures, and ...

Central auditory processing disorder (APD), a hearing disability, can impact cognitive functioning and academic performance in those who experience it. It is typically diagnosed in childhood. Children ...

T cells are immune cells in our bodies that find and attack infected cells. Researchers are also engineering T cells to fight hard-to-target diseases like cancer. In adoptive cell therapies, T cells ...

Scientists revealed that cryoconite holes lead to a loss of albedo, or reflection of sunlight. This then causes an increase in temperature at certain points that exacerbate glacier melting. The study ...

Rock varnish is a dark stain primarily found on rocks in desert environments, a smooth coating that provides a perfect canvas for rock carvings, or petroglyphs. How these stains got there, however, is ...

Something’s moving on Venus. Scientists know the planet doesn’t have plate tectonics like Earth, but recent research has discovered some chunks of rock that have visibly moved, hinting at something ...

Between 15,000 and 25,000 years ago, humans started hanging out with a particularly friendly breed of wolves: dogs. Scientists assume that these ancient pooches were first drawn to our settlements by ...

It’s hard to imagine Earth without land plants. Yet, terrestrial environments were plant-less for the first 3.5 billion years of Earth’s history. Plants transitioned to terrestrial life as early as ...