With just under 4 years until its planned launch in October 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project reports it remains on schedule and budget. However, technical challenges with JWST…

Big data may be taking over the fashion industry's runways, according to an analysis of relevant words and phrases from fashion reviews. At the Workshop of Information Technology and Systems in…

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Everyone needs to understand the basics of science to participate fully in the democratic process. shutterstock. By Jonathan Garlick, Tufts University. Science isn’t important only to scientists or…

New molecules known as synthetic antibody mimics (SyAMs) attach themselves simultaneously to disease cells and disease-fighting cells. The result is a highly targeted immune response, similar to the…

Games appear in galleries, does that make them art? blakespot, CC BY By Ashok Ranchhod, University of Southampton and Vanissa Wanick Vieira, University of Southampton. The UK’s video games industry…

Mistletoe wasn't always for annoying co-workers at office parties, and it wasn't always just desperate men who think it has magical powers. In previous times, it was held in high regard because it…

Gun ownership in the United States has gone way up yet murders have plummeted. Though high-profile tragedies get mainstream media attention, the gun ban contingent has lost a lot of ground in culture…

Lots of people say they care about their weight, and there is no end to weight-loss schemes available on websites, but if you ask nutritionists, personal trainers and even some doctors where fat goes…

Neapolitans have given fishmongers and celebrities alike a place at the nativity for hundreds of years. acetosa888, CC BY-SA By Jessica Hughes, The Open University There’s a scene in the film "Love…