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A recent study of black holes confirmed a fundamental prediction that the theoretical physicist made nearly five decades ago. But the ultimate award is beyond his reach.

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Can scientists save the nation's trees from invasive insects supercharged by climate change? The Northeast stands to lose a great deal if they can't.

Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth have been named 2021 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual grant is given to established scholars whose projects are focused on some aspect of filmmaking and the film industry. Their respective books are titled A Black W/hole: Phantom Cinemas and the Reimagining of Black Women's Media Histories and Maisie: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Most Powerful Woman. The Academy's Educational Grants Committee wil...

Researchers have identified a new chemistry approach that could remove micropollutants from the environment.

Direct farm marketing efforts, such as farmers markets and roadside stands, are more successful in communities with more nonprofits, social enterprises and creative industries, according to a team including Cornell University researchers, who created a nationwide database of assets to help municipalities craft community-specific development plans.

Placing rodent traps and bait stations based on rat and mouse behavior could protect the food supply more effectively than the current standard of placing them set distances apart, according to new research from Cornell University.

/PRNewswire/ -- Goodwill Industries International (GII), the leading workforce provider in North America, announced the appointment of Dr. Samantha-Rae...

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

Lisa Baker was elected as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation at the May 2021 board meeting. Chair William L. Mack and President Wendy Fisher said, "Lisa is a dedicated leader in the arts, with years of experience as an advocate for artists. As a member of the Photography Committee and the International Director's Council, Lisa has shared our commitment to care for and expand the museum's collection, especially in contemporary art and new media. We loo...

Pretty much everyone. But it doesn't have to be that way, two mathematicians contend.

An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that a unique superconducting metal is more resilient when used as a very thin layer. The research is the first step toward a larger goal of understanding unconventional superconducting states in materials, which could possibly be used in quantum computing in the future.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Georgetown University ecologist Emily Williams first became...

Georgetown University ecologist Emily Williams first became fascinated with birds not because of their beauty, or their sweet songs. She was riveted by their extraordinary travels.

The pandemic that put much of normal life on pause -- stopping travel and shutting people in their homes -- also afforded more time for many families to study the wildlife in their own backyards

Georgetown University ecologist Emily Williams first became fascinated with birds not because of their beauty, or their sweet songs. This spring and summer,...

The Noceto Vasca Votiva is a unique wood structure that was unearthed on a small hill in northern Italy in 2005. Built primarily of oak and slightly larger than a backyard swimming pool, the exact purpose of the in-ground structure has remained a mystery, as has the date of its construction. Italian researchers estimated its origins go back to the late Middle Bronze Age, sometime between 1600 and 1300 BCE

A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with an antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park, then plucks a cicada from the ground for a snack.