A study further reveals that people are more likely to support the same climate policy proposal when they think that their own political party supports it—and that both Democrats and Republicans overestimate how much their peers oppose the ideas of the other party.

The first comprehensive study of China’s STEM research environment based on 731 surveys by STEM faculty at China’s top 25 universities found a system that stifles creativity and critical thinking needed for innovation…

Our facial expressions stem primarily from what we want out of social interactions, not our feelings, new research suggests.

New research strongly suggests the days of high manufacturing employment in the U.S., and just about every other country, are over

Kelp forests are vital to a diversity of marine species, new research shows, just as Charles Darwin predicted during his initial visit to the Galapagos Islands.

Repeated bacterial infections can add up over time, eventually leading to severe inflammatory disease

Offshore farms could meet global fish demand - Every coastal country on Earth could meet its own domestic seafood needs through aquaculture using just a small fraction of ocean territory…

Microfibers are one of the biggest contributors to ocean pollution. New research clarifies how washing fleece jackets contributes to the problem

Pride served an important function in social life that led to its evolution among our foraging ancestors, argue researchers

Mislabeled fish are showing up in lots of sushi

Study explores the key role that newsletters played in the consumption of media 400 years ago

The Deepwater Horizon Aftermath - Researchers analyze 125 compounds from oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico to determine their longevity at different contamination levels

Giant kelp forests survived recent heat wave

Study finds that babies learning about food is fundamentally social

Research by sociologist suggests family leave policies have a significant impact on women’s entrepreneurial activities.

Restoring Ocean Health - An analysis of 10 years of monitoring data from marine protected areas in the California Channel Islands finds positive results

Unexpected resistance mechanism found in pathogenic bacteria: using a Trojan horse strategy, bacteria are able to become resistant to antibiotics that lab tests predict should work

Wet adhesion is a true engineering challenge

Researchers have demonstrated a simple artificial neural circuit

A collaboration of 27 scientists from six institutions in the United States and Germany, has for the first time been able to detect the frequency of radiation emitted by an individual…

Brain imaging shows abnormal white matter areas in the brains of stutterers (Studies linked in comment)

Where did all the oil go?: A professor’s analysis traces oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon event to its resting place on the Gulf of Mexico’s deep floor

Research shows that the evolution of complex bioluminescent traits may be predictable: A longstanding question among scientists is whether evolution is predictable

How giant clams harness the sun by growing algae as a source of food: Research demonstrates how iridescent structures in giant clams could have implications for alternative energy research

Research examines 13,000-year-old nanodiamonds from multiple locations across three continents: A comet collision with Earth caused abrupt environmental stress and extinction of most large animals of the Americas

Smarter Than a First-Grader: Researcher shows that New Caledonian crows can perform as well as 7- to 10-year-olds on cause-and-effect water displacement tasks