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After two years of deliberation, Stony Brook University has been chosen as the anchor institution to develop The New York Climate Exchange. The $150 million research institution will be designed as an international hub for climate science and environmental sustainability on Governors Island.

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine have made a remarkable discovery about cellophane bees – their microbiomes are some of the most fermentative known from the insect world. These bees, which are named for their use of cellophane-like materials to line their subterranean nests, are known for their fascinating behaviors and their important ecological roles as pollinators. Now, researchers have uncovered another aspect of their biology that makes them even more intriguing.

"...lactobacilli are important for fermentation of food, but finding wild bees that use them essentially the same way was really surprising."

All infinities go on forever, so how is it possible for some infinities to be larger than others? The mathematician Justin Moore discusses the mysteries of infinity with Steven Strogatz.

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Florida State University (FSU), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have demonstrated that starting intervention coaching parents of autistic toddlers as early as 18 months leads to better gains in language, social communication, and daily living skills.

/PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Florida State University (FSU), and the University of California, Los Angeles...

Erica KlarreichAs Bill Gates tells the story, Warren Buffett once challenged him to a game of dice. Each would select one of four dice belonging to Buf

Research led by the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration maps the universe's cosmic growth supporting Einstein's theory of general relativity.

New dark matter map shows unseen features of the universe and offers insights into the "Crisis in Cosmology."

Researchers used the Atacama Cosmology Telescope to create this new map of dark matter. Orange regions show where there is more mass; Magenta where there