New research shows musical training sharpens attention networks, helping musicians focus better and resist distractions in everyday life.

School leaders said the classrooms will help students chart multiple paths after graduation, whether stepping directly into in-demand local jobs or continuing on to a four-year college.

Increasing tree species diversity is often regarded as a way to make forests more resilient to climate change. However, a new ...

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Two experiments with different quantum computers showcase their growing ability to simulate materials and quantum matter that ...

Apples and magnet. For this experiment you need to build suspension from chop sticks. Put 2 apples at opposite ends of the ...

Heating alone won’t drive soil microbes to release more carbon dioxide — they need added carbon and nutrients to thrive. This ...

Nuclear fusion promises a green and infinitely renewable supply of energy—if we can harness it. Fusion happens all the time ...

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revolutionized modern biology, allowing scientists to study the expression of ...

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology ...

In a recent experiment, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN produced particles believed to have only existed in the ...