It’s an interesting study, to be sure — if only the headlines actually described it. Turns out, only about 6 percent of the ...

For thousands of years, humans have combined metals to collectively harness properties found in individual components, ...

Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the first sequence of the human genome, albeit based on DNA from a small handful of people. Building upon its success, the 1000 Genomes Project was ...

Particular stars called Cepheid variables allow astronomers to determine distance, and Hubble spotted one of these within M31.

By Herman M. Lagon In today’s fast-changing classrooms, especially when it comes to math, digital tools are no longer a luxury — they’re becoming a real necessi ...

I began my career as a math teacher right out of Rutgers. I was your stereotypical straight female, engaged to be married.

Stevens’ team harnesses both the “wave-ness” and “particle-ness” of quantum objects to develop a groundbreaking imaging ...

Ten years after the end of the 1000 Genomes Project, brand new insights emerge from its sample set, providing a more complete view of human genetic ...

Discrete data requires large sample sizes for graphs and statistical analysis. Collecting a large enough sample can be expensive in terms of time, money, and staff.

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...