Art created by Australian Aboriginal people used organic carbon-free pigments, but wasp nests above or below the art can be used for radiocarbon dating that supplies boundaries for the age of artworks. | Continue reading
Whiter, wealthier communities disproportionately benefit from government programs to purchase flood-damaged homes | Continue reading
Researchers have confirmed a long-predicted key similarity between hydrogen and antihydrogen | Continue reading
Do you want a flexible, balanced, easy-to-remember workout that doesn't require spending all day at the gym? Push-pull strength training is for you! | Continue reading
Originally published in January 1914 | Continue reading
Fiber-optic cables stretching below cities, through glaciers and along the seafloor could record earthquakes and more | Continue reading
Ice cores from a Tibetan glacier reveal the first deposits of Industrial Revolution pollution starting in layers deposited in about 1780. | Continue reading
Climate science deniers are hoping to have a hand in the fifth assessment of climate impacts on the U.S., due out in 2022 | Continue reading
The vaccine likely won’t be ready to test in people for at least a year | Continue reading
Originally published in May 1962 | Continue reading
In The Genius of Women, journalist Janice Kaplan celebrates stories of pure brilliance that most people have never heard | Continue reading
Two divergent measurements of how fast the universe is expanding cannot both be right. Something must give—but what? | Continue reading
Butterfly wings contain complex thermodynamic structures that can teach us to make efficient—and colorful—cooling materials | Continue reading
Paints, plastics and even wood can be engineered to stay cool in direct sunlight—but their role in displacing power-hungry air conditioners remains unclear | Continue reading
Paints, plastics and even wood can be engineered to stay cool in direct sunlight—but their role in displacing power-hungry air conditioners remains unclear | Continue reading
Across the board, indigenous-managed regions equal or surpass conventional conservation areas | Continue reading
Ice, refrigeration and the technology of chill | Continue reading
Animals are not the only creatures who can be literally half asleep. Research shows we experience this, too | Continue reading
A new study in mice concludes stress can cause gray hair—and credits overactive nerves with the change in hue. Karen Hopkin reports. | Continue reading
There’s new research on the most effective strategies for changing behavior. Which one is best at helping you eat healthier? | Continue reading
A new study finds algorithms’ predictions are slightly superior but not under all circumstances | Continue reading
With its selection of four candidates for its coveted Discovery class of interplanetary missions, the space agency seeks to handle some unfinished business | Continue reading
The oil major says it will eliminate or offset all its emissions—roughly equal to those of Australia—by 2050 | Continue reading
Originally published in September 1899 | Continue reading
Batting down conspiracy theories about disease outbreaks such as that of the new coronavirus may prove counterproductive to public health efforts | Continue reading
A very fine grind can actually hamper espresso brewing, because particles may clump more than larger particles will. | Continue reading
A very fine grind can actually hamper espresso brewing, because particles may clump more than larger particles will. | Continue reading
Some psychological disorders fly under the radar, but they're no less real for the people who suffer from them | Continue reading
The combination of day and night extreme heat will only get more frequent—and hotter—in the future | Continue reading
Despite flimsy evidence, trying these drugs in humans is the only way to know if they will work against COVID-19 | Continue reading
For some of the most common cardiac conditions, medication is a solid alternative | Continue reading
Scientists have identified mystery molecules in space and the compound thought to have started chemistry in the cosmos | Continue reading
What if consciousness is not something special that the brain does but is instead a quality inherent to all matter? | Continue reading
Originally published in May 1914 | Continue reading
They aim for clarity amid confusion surrounding the outbreak | Continue reading
Duke University evolutionary biologist Mohamed Noor talks about his book Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us About Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds. | Continue reading
Developing economies continue to build coal power plants, and growth in oil and gas has been persistent | Continue reading
Columbia University professor W. Ian Lipkin looks for lessons from the new disease COVID-19 to prevent the next disaster | Continue reading
U.S. federal authorities have recently been reluctant to step in to mediate cross-border air quality issues among states | Continue reading
New work shows how jackdaw flocks (sometimes) transition from chaos to order | Continue reading
Originally published in May 1862 | Continue reading
Building more disconnected thoroughfares might lock cities into a dependence on greenhouse-gas emitting cars | Continue reading
U.S. research sees deep cuts in the president’s request for 2021. But Congress has resisted similar reductions in the past | Continue reading
Most feral dogs that did not run away from humans were able to respond to hand cues about the location of food, even without training. | Continue reading
AR headsets are still bulky and expensive, but smartphone-based apps are filling the gap | Continue reading
The administration’s proposed spending for 2021 repeats previous calls for steep cuts to environmental programs | Continue reading
The World Health Organization chose the name based on the type of virus and the year the first cases were seen | Continue reading