If confirmed, the detection could be the first of its kind and would open new vistas on Einstein’s general theory of relativity and the physics of extreme matter | Continue reading
The ice-covered island, which is not for sale, is on the front lines of climate change | Continue reading
The brain deals with viewing two images simultaneously in a distinctive way | Continue reading
A rocky world devoid of atmosphere arouses debate over the habitability of the Milky Way’s most common star systems | Continue reading
A survey of nine large mammals found fragmented habitats throughout the country, suggesting the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor is failing | Continue reading
Patients can pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to screen for genetic health risks | Continue reading
Generating three centimeters of top soil takes 1,000 years, and if current rates of degradation continue all of the world's top soil could be gone within 60 years, a senior UN official said | Continue reading
Swabbing infants with mothers’ vaginal bacteria could affect the children’s health, but critics warn of sparse data and high risk | Continue reading
Old, small plants were the early retirees, but several of the biggest U.S. coal burners—and CO 2 emitters-will be shuttered by year’s end | Continue reading
The soft wearable could prove useful for military applications, emergencies and medical rehabilitation | Continue reading
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The three-drug regimen cures 90 percent of people who have the deadliest form of the disease | Continue reading
A new study helps solve the puzzle of why the continent’s western glaciers are melting so fast | Continue reading
New technologies help companies monitor their workers’ every move. But do those data tell them anything useful? | Continue reading
Declining plant growth is linked toward decreasing air moisture tied to global warming | Continue reading
Canadian telescope finds eight more repeating blasts—energetic events from deep in the cosmos | Continue reading
In the first of two meetings, an international commission discussed the criteria required before such experiments should be conducted—if ever | Continue reading
Multi-billion dollar “climate services” firms are trying to cash in on the financial fear and insecurity prompted by changing weather | Continue reading
People struggle to define their real selves, but they don’t have to | Continue reading
As the world becomes more complex, making decisions becomes harder. Is it best to depend on careful analysis or to trust your gut? | Continue reading
A genetic therapy that increases or lowers levels of a protein raises hopes for a treatment for neurological disorders | Continue reading
The filing will raise concerns that the agency is shifting climate funds to other programs | Continue reading
Tiny plastic particles have turned up in samples of Arctic snow, pointing to their ubiquity in the environment | Continue reading
Iron traces in snowfall originated in a stellar explosion millions of years ago | Continue reading
Scientists found an interstellar iron isotope in Antarctic snow samples—which hints that our region of the universe may be the remnant of an ancient exploding star. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
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Hackers pillage a poorly protected bureaucracy for one third of all breaches involving names and sensitive info | Continue reading
A climatologist and ice researcher examines the latest trends and data | Continue reading
Stationed beyond the moon, the proposed “terrascope” would use our planet’s atmosphere to magnify light from distant objects | Continue reading
Drought fueled by global warming could exacerbate food insecurity, particularly in developing countries | Continue reading
Some people go on dates just to score a free meal—a phenomenon known as a ‘foodie call.’ But it takes a certain personality type. Karen Hopkin reports. | Continue reading
Diagnoses could be made of individuals with AD pathology years before the first symptoms | Continue reading
People who receive either therapy soon after infection have a 90 percent survival rate, a clinical trial finds | Continue reading
Scientists explore the brain’s “olfactory map” | Continue reading
The technology that produced a global scandal in China last year has entered into clinical trials to treat sickle cell anemia and an eye disease | Continue reading
On Tuesday, an international commission will meet to develop less ambiguous guidelines for embryo editing | Continue reading
Though one of the least resilient counties is New York County, or Manhattan | Continue reading
Researchers trained machine learning algorithms to read Amazon reviews for hints that a food product would be recalled by the FDA. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
Research shows conflicting data on the impact of the intervention, but a major new study confirms it can work | Continue reading
Journalist and author David Epstein talks about his new book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. | Continue reading
They also bash Greta Thunberg's autism, creating collateral damage for others | Continue reading
Slight changes around the eyes are indeed a giveaway as to whether a smile is sincere or faked. | Continue reading
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People who feel shame readily are at risk for depression and anxiety disorders | Continue reading
Researchers slowed the approach of greedy gulls by an average of 21 seconds by staring at the birds versus looking elsewhere. Christopher Intagliata reports. | Continue reading
A gaping hole in the Juan de Fuca plate could explain why central Oregon has volcanoes | Continue reading
Moving away from meat would reduce fertilizer use, cropland and carbon dioxide emissions. Yet it alone will not save the planet | Continue reading
A much-anticipated U.N. report explores the links and feedbacks between climate change and Earth’s land surface | Continue reading