Can statistics increase the value of science to society?

The first-ever study to map US wild bees suggests they are disappearing in the country’s most important farmlands.

Imagine being able to view microscopic aspects of a classical nova, a massive stellar explosion on the surface of a white dwarf star (about as big as Earth), in a laboratory rather than from afar via a telescope. Cosmic detonations of this scale and larger created many of the atoms in our bodies. A safe […]

Dentists aren’t the only people who influence how we take care of our teeth; our friends and family play a big role, too.

Creating tiny muscle-powered robots that can walk or swim by themselves — or better yet, when prompted — is more complicated than it looks.

A new biological-behavioral-operational computer model could help policy makers choose the best intervention strategies to rapidly contain an infectious disease outbreak. The model is based on the dynamics of disease transmission across different environments and social settings, and provides critical information about how to mitigate infection, monitor risk and trace disease during a pandemic.

Ecologists have pinpointed sources of nitrogen pollution along Long Island Sound, and shows municipalities what they might do to alleviate it.

Former NFL players who had repeated head injuries may not have significant problems with motor functions later in life, according to a preliminary study.

Some people can pass a hearing test but have trouble understanding speech in a noisy environment. New research identifies a new mechanism for this condition just years after its discovery.

Microbiologists have found a yeast in the gut of new babies in Ecuador that appears to be a strong predictor that they will develop asthma in childhood. The new research furthers our understanding of the role microscopic organisms play in our overall health.