Oxpeckers riding on rhinos feast on ticks, and their calls warn the nearsighted herbivores about approaching humans. | Continue reading
With supply chains disrupted, farms and dairies have had to throw away their goods, wasting the energy spent to produce them | Continue reading
Support grows for a controversial ‘human challenge’ vaccine study—but no trial is yet planned | Continue reading
Heavy rains may have put pressure on the Hawaiian volcano’s underground plumbing, setting off its major 2018 eruption | Continue reading
NASA nears the end of a winding path to commercial astronaut launches | Continue reading
Originally published in August 1913 | Continue reading
The jury-rigged breathing aid, invented to deal with ventilator shortages, is now being tested as a kinder, gentler alternative to a tube in the trachea | Continue reading
Research into the brain’s protein-disposal systems, electrical activity and three other areas looks promising | Continue reading
These charts show that while progress has been made in some areas, humanity still has a major impact on the planet | Continue reading
In a teleconference promoting her participation in Earth Day events on the National Geographic Channel, Jane Goodall talked about what gives her hope during this pandemic, and what she hopes we all learn from it. | Continue reading
An online survey reveals bottlenecks, challenges and barriers faced by more than 1,700 biology labs | Continue reading
An unprecedented signal from unevenly sized objects gives astronomers rare insight into how black holes spin | Continue reading
Improved emergency planning and stronger building codes could help avoid costly surprises | Continue reading
Originally published in April 1956 | Continue reading
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines | Continue reading
A new device could open more areas to wind production by using stationary airfoils instead of twirling turbines | Continue reading
It could be an unprecedented view of a world in the closest planetary system to our own, but uncertainties aplenty remain | Continue reading
“Conversational receptiveness” can be learned | Continue reading
RNA sequencing has shown a previously unknown dimension to the way malignant cells work—which could lead to novel treatments | Continue reading
Port Arthur, Texas, is a case in point: disproportionately hit by hurricanes, fossil-fuel pollution and now, the coronavirus | Continue reading
Touted as society’s way out of widespread lockdowns, scientists say the true potential of these rapidly developed tests is still unknown | Continue reading
Some "highlights" from the last 13.5 years of this podcast. | Continue reading
Originally published in January 1860 | Continue reading
As hospitals beg for protective gear and ventilators, some individuals are taking a creative approach to the problem | Continue reading
Just as fictional steampunk unites Victorian style with sci-fi tech, a new branch of physics is updating thermodynamics for modern quantum systems | Continue reading
Cognitive-behavioral therapy improved both symptoms and markers of senescence in people with anxiety | Continue reading
Unconcerned about climate change on Earth, senator wants to create atmospheres on other planets | Continue reading
The first three months of the year were the second warmest in 141 years of record-keeping | Continue reading
Because of soil depletion, crops grown decades ago were much richer in vitamins and minerals than the varieties most of us get today | Continue reading
Introducing herds of large herbivores in the Arctic would disturb surface snow, allowing cold air to reach the ground and keep the permafrost frosty. | Continue reading
Data from tree rings suggest this drought is the worst in the region in 500 years | Continue reading
Best known for inventing the game of Life, John H. Conway is adept at finding the theorems hidden in simple puzzles | Continue reading
Federal disease agency director Anthony Fauci discusses the novel pathogen that has, so far, sickened hundreds in Asia and one person in the U.S. | Continue reading
New discoveries have raised the possibility of exploring dino genetics, but controversy surrounds the results | Continue reading
Originally published in July 1948 | Continue reading
Pollution declines from pandemic shutdowns may aid in answering long-standing questions about how aerosols influence climate | Continue reading
Pollution declines from pandemic shutdowns may aid in answering long-standing questions about how aerosols influence climate | Continue reading
Painted images of intriguing human-animal hybrids are signs of modern thought | Continue reading
Research demonstrates the ways coworkers punish star employees | Continue reading
A forensic worker in Thailand most likely caught the virus from a deceased patient, a preprint study suggests | Continue reading
Warm temperatures, clear weather and little snow all played a role in last summer’s major melt event on the ice sheet | Continue reading
Originally published in June 1899 | Continue reading
A distant galaxy has sprouted filaments hundreds of thousands of light-years long—and no one knows why | Continue reading
Numerous contenders—from a controversial malaria medication to treatments that regulate the immune system—are now in clinical trials | Continue reading
Numerous contenders—from a controversial malaria medication to treatments that regulate the immune system—are now in clinical trials | Continue reading
Emergency management experts are concerned about everything from evacuations to public messaging | Continue reading
But more data are needed before physicists know for sure | Continue reading