As an Applied Mathematician, I like to use mathematical modeling and computational techniques to try to better understand how things work in the world around me. One application I have studied over a…

According to Dante, the Styx is not just a river but a vast, deathly swamp filling the entire fifth circle of hell. It sounds a lot like Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, where temperatures can…

This is part 2 of my series on Mars, planet of surprises, great to explore, not so great to colonize  We saw so far that Mars is less hospitable than the coldest driest deserts on Earth.…

In Antarctica's Vestfold Hills, Deep Lake has been isolated from the ocean for the last 3,500 years ago, a result of Antarctic continent rising that has left a saltwater ecosystem that remains liquid…

Concerns about the negative effects of mercury on fetal development have led to the US National Research Council warning against eating too much fish during pregnancy, but those guidelines may need…

Disrupted sleep patterns have been linked to autism but the quality of the evidence accumulated to date has often been compromised by small sample size, lack of agreed definitions, and poor…

Fiber-optic sensors running along a 36-km stretch of high-speed commuter railroad lines connecting Hong Kong to mainland China have taken more than 10 million measurements over the past few years, a…

Experimenting with Babies: 50 Amazing Science Projects You Can Perform on Your Kid, out today, teaches parents how to recreate landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, social and behavioral…

Researchers have created the first comprehensive roadmap of the protein interactions that enable cells in the pancreas to produce, store and secrete the hormone insulin. The finding makes possible a…

Geologists and geophysicists have discovered traces of large ice sheets from the Pleistocene on a seamount off the north-eastern coast of Russia, confirming for the first time that within the past…