‘Fact-checkers’ proposed for Nobel peace prize
Trine Skei Grande, a former leader of Norway's Liberal Party, pictured in 2019, has nominated...
Retracted scientific paper persists in new citations, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A small portion of scientific papers are retracted for research that...
Video: Will it kombucha?
Credit: The American Chemical Society Kombucha is a bubbly, fermented tea that has gained popularity...
Japan’s symbol of year nods to no-lockdown virus strategy
A written character that evokes everything people in Japan were urged to avoid this year—crowds,...
Colorado student, scientist named Time’s ‘Kid of the Year’
This undated photo provided by Time Magazine shows the cover of its Dec. 14, 2020...
Not to be sniffed at: historical smells project launched
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of historians, scientists, artificial intelligence experts and perfumers announced...
Paper addresses fieldwork safety for minority scientists
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Scientists and graduate students with minority identities who conduct fieldwork report...
Tradition of petrified birds in the Dome of the Rock
The Birds on the Dome of the Rock. Credit: Elon Harvey. On the southern exterior...
American duo win Nobel Economics Prize for work on auctions
Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson have helped invent new auction formats US economists Paul Milgrom...
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
In this Sept. 9, 2015 file photo, a child carries a parcel from the United...