A landmark national study found that children attending public Montessori preschools outperformed their peers in reading, memory, and executive function by the end of kindergarten, all while costing ...

Cooling Earth through solar geoengineering may not secure the future of coffee, cacao, and wine grapes. Researchers say unstable rainfall and humidity still threaten harvests despite temperature ...

A flipped Roman glass cup revealed symbols once thought decorative but now understood as ancient makers’ marks. In the quiet atmosphere of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith noticed an unexpected ...

Researchers are investigating hole mobility in compressively strained germanium on silicon to improve the performance of next ...

Physicists using near-absolute-zero detectors have reached unprecedented sensitivity in the hunt for light dark matter. A ...

Creating the same crystal through an alternative method could dramatically extend the reach of quantum networks, increasing ...

The discovery of Australia’s oldest known crocodile eggshells is giving UNSW scientists new insight into the animals and ecosystems that existed millions of years ago, long before Australia separated ...

In a groundbreaking discovery that sheds new light on the prehistoric origins of art and human creativity, researchers from ...

A newly surveyed Bronze Age city shows unexpected urban planning and bronze production in the steppe. Archaeologists have ...

A sweeping 3D analysis of Rapa Nui’s main moai quarry shows that the island’s iconic statues weren’t produced by a single ruling authority, but by many small, independent groups working simultaneously ...

Researchers have devised a new way to define thermodynamic concepts in microscopic quantum systems, where conventional distinctions between heat and work begin to blur. Researchers at the University o ...

Astronomers have uncovered clues to a red giant’s chaotic past by detecting subtle stellar vibrations that hint at a long-ago collision and an unexpectedly rapid spin. Astronomers at the (IfA) have pi ...