Ian Sample talks to Prof Maiken Nedergaard about her groundbreaking work on the brain’s waste-disposal system and how subsequent research is building a picture of sleep as anything but a quiet, inacti ...

Even for students in a higher level physical meteorology class at the University of Delaware, sometimes the best way to visualize a concept as abstract as climate change is through an interactive ...

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Brad Spakowitz says you’ll want to take today’s 3 Brilliant Minutes sitting down. He has two incredible science stories out of China. First, it’s common sense that solar ...

As the popular saying goes, “An elephant never forgets — or does it? Elephants are intelligent mammals that can recall faces and places, but how much can they actually remember? Let’s find out about ...

Bird migration is one of the processes in nature. Every year millions of birds travel from one place to another. They fly across various rivers, deserts, mountains and oceans. Their journey is very ...

Scientists in Taiwan have announced an incredible biochemistry breakthrough that could revolutionize an array of industries and perhaps help offset the impact of climate change. Published in the ...