Originally published in May 1917 | Continue reading
To fix climate injustice, we have to face our implicit biases about people living in different regions of the world | Continue reading
Author Merlin Sheldrake shows how this neglected kingdom is essential for life on earth | Continue reading
New materials and coatings could make fabric inactivate or repel viral particles | Continue reading
It’s a long shot, but could at least some of these energy blasts from across the universe come from extraterrestrial civilizations? | Continue reading
The space agency’s plans for sustainable lunar outposts could hinge on finding—and using—what may be the moon’s most precious resource | Continue reading
Coffee flour is a new ingredient making the rounds. Nutrition Diva has the scoop on what it is, how to use it, and whether the nutrition benefits live up to the hype | Continue reading
Financial incentives and support for more public charging stations will be necessary to boost electric vehicle use | Continue reading
Originally published in June 1909 | Continue reading
New experimental results suggest these long-sought subatomic particles could explain the universe’s missing mass | Continue reading
What scientists know about the inner workings of the pathogen that has infected the world | Continue reading
The dwarf planet could be a more habitable world than scientists had thought | Continue reading
Subtle variations in our DNA may have led to the modulation of pitch to convey word meaning | Continue reading
COVID-19 has turned many of us into homebodies with one eye always on the outbreak | Continue reading
Rubber bullets and tear gas are not as innocuous as they sound | Continue reading
As few as 10 percent of infected people may drive a whopping 80 percent of cases, in specific types of situations | Continue reading
Environmental factors have adverse impacts on pregnancies, and there are clear racial disparities | Continue reading
The virus can damage lung, liver and kidney tissue grown in the lab, which might explain severe COVID-19 complications | Continue reading
Telescoping testing timelines and approvals may expose all of us to unnecessary dangers | Continue reading
Is mindfulness helpful for women and their partners during childbirth? We talked with neuroscientist Emiliana Simon-Thomas from UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center about the transformative practice of mindful body scan meditation | Continue reading
Large crowds, tear gas and jail cells could contribute to transmission of the virus. But it would not be easy to separate that danger from the risks of states reopening businesses and workplaces | Continue reading
Large crowds, tear gas and jail cells could contribute to transmission of the virus. But it would not be easy to separate that danger from the risks of states reopening businesses and workplaces | Continue reading
Originally published in May 1967 | Continue reading
As drug-resistant superbugs spread, researchers are turning to microbes that kill bacteria | Continue reading
Our failure to nurture students from underrepresented groups with a talent for science and technology will make America weaker | Continue reading
A new experiment suggests DNA and RNA may have formed together before the origin of life | Continue reading
A new experiment suggests DNA and RNA may have formed together before the origin of life | Continue reading
We're forced to be, because our government has failed mount an adequate response COVID-19; meanwhile our cities burn and police assault the very citizens that fund their existence | Continue reading
Did you ever gaze longingly at the stars and swear you'd be an astronaut when you grew up? Here's what it takes to qualify for the NASA astronaut program | Continue reading
A number can be tiny in relative terms but hugely important nonetheless | Continue reading
A number can be tiny in relative terms but hugely important nonetheless | Continue reading
Miriam Goldstein, Ph.D. in biological oceanography, talks about issues facing the oceans; reporter Adam Levy discusses air pollution info available because of the pandemic; and astrophysicist Andrew Fabian chats about black holes. | Continue reading
Turns out some species are better endowed than we are in key cognitive regions | Continue reading
The pandemic has increased the desperation of a population already facing economic exploitation and environmental destruction | Continue reading
Pandemic highlights for the week | Continue reading
We wear sensors that track steps, heart rate, and calories burned. Soon, we may measure our sweat, too! What will those measurements tell us? | Continue reading
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By hardening the nation's streets and highways, trucks would use less fuel, and spare the planet carbon emissions. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Fiber is so much more than "roughage!" From your heart, to your bones, to your microbiome, the list of health benefits linked to fiber keeps getting longer as nutrition science learns more about what it does for us | Continue reading
Though hotter, humid weather can dampen transmission, it is not enough to significantly curtail the pandemic | Continue reading
Originally published in January 1898 | Continue reading
It would cost many billions of dollars, the potential rewards are unclear—and the money could be better spent researching threats like climate change and emerging viruses | Continue reading
A new model suggests a way to save half of tropical species | Continue reading
The European particle physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets. But it doesn’t yet have the funds | Continue reading
European particle-physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets — but it doesn’t yet have the funds | Continue reading
The institutions are turning to various solutions, including livestreams and fundraisers, to connect with would-be visitors and continue caring for their animals | Continue reading
Republicans’ and Democrats’ distinct responses to the pandemic could influence in-person and mail-in voting—and who wins | Continue reading
Republicans’ and Democrats’ distinct responses to the pandemic could influence in-person and mail-in voting—and who wins | Continue reading