Two physicists have come across infinitely many novel equations for pi while trying to develop a unifying theory of the fundamental forces | Continue reading
Dolphin ecologist Tadamichi Morisaka discusses common dolphin behaviors that could explain instances of the animals biting people in Japan | Continue reading
Scientists re-create the last moments of a manateelike animal that was eaten by both a crocodilian and a shark | Continue reading
An expert explains the transmission and symptoms of eastern equine encephalitis, a rare mosquito-borne illness that has caused one death and two hospitalizations in northeastern states | Continue reading
The Oropouche virus, which causes a disease nicknamed “sloth fever” for one of the animals that can be infected, has seen its first cases in the U.S. | Continue reading
A survey of the Dolmen of Menga suggests that the stone tomb’s Neolithic builders had an understanding of science | Continue reading
“Prescribing” community resources and activities, like art classes and cycling groups, can improve our health and our health care | Continue reading
A long-running research endeavor reveals key chemical players that cement memories in place—and still more have yet to be discovered | Continue reading
A curator at the New York Botanical Gardens explains what we can learn about the past and the present from houseplant trends. | Continue reading
Queen guitarist Brian May has spent a decade studying the science of bovine tuberculosis, which can be carried by badgers, and has identified a new method of spread | Continue reading
Most fatal drowning incidents in the U.S. involve adults, not children, and they often involve alcohol | Continue reading
A new study suggests that waves of aging-related changes occur at two distinct points in our life | Continue reading
A heat wave is sending temperatures soaring in the Midwest, and “corn sweat” is pushing humidity sky-high | Continue reading
An easy-to-access rapid test could lower barriers to detecting syphilis, which is surging nationwide | Continue reading
Study participants felt time distortion, fewer negative thoughts and greater detachment from feelings with a noninvasive ultrasound intervention | Continue reading
We cover Mars mission updates, a new brain implant that shows promise for Parkinson’s, the latest on the mpox outbreak, and more in this week’s new roundup. | Continue reading
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched to the International Space Station in June, expecting eight days in space. Now the stranded astronauts finally have a ride home | Continue reading
We’re in a summer COVID surge, and updated vaccines are due soon. Here’s a quick update on what you need to know | Continue reading
Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion. But in a rare bit of good news, the worst-case scenario for its collapse may be off the table | Continue reading
Until AI algorithms understand what words mean, they won’t be reliable for important decisions—especially those with money on the line | Continue reading
The Polaris Dawn mission—a partnership between SpaceX and billionaire Jared Isaacman—will soar to historic heights and attempt the first-ever commercial spacewalk | Continue reading
Andromeda and the Milky Way may collide, or they may safely swing past each other. Time will tell | Continue reading
A sociophonetician explains presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s intonational patterns and the way that the properties of candidates’ speech influences how they are perceived. | Continue reading
New research suggests that remote Antarctica is more vulnerable to trash and invasive species washing up from longer distances than previously thought | Continue reading
Starting in the 1920s female writers pioneered the field of science writing for the mass market, making it their mission to help ordinary people understand everything from astronomy to venereal disease | Continue reading
Brain scan study hints that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease | Continue reading
The search for extraterrestrial life has profound physical, mental and spiritual implications, says Nathalie Cabrol in The Secret Life of the Universe—and it belongs to everyone | Continue reading
A new study suggests a commonly used sugar substitute could increase the risk of blood clots, raising concerns for heart complications | Continue reading
U.S. Senators and Representatives whose family had a history of enslaving others have greater present-day wealth | Continue reading
Houston’s warm, wet spring, driven in part by climate change, was a boon for mosquitoes and West Nile virus | Continue reading
Understanding genetics, immunology and the microbiomes of people with inflammatory bowel disease could aid in finding the right treatments for the condition | Continue reading
Mathematicians reveal that tiling your multidimensional bathroom will lead to never-ending disorder | Continue reading
The U.S.’s first plastic pollution plan features better measuring standards, more responsibility for producers and an end to single-use products | Continue reading
A new explanation for the Wow! signal suggests it was a chance detection of a furious flare crashing into a hydrogen cloud. But some researchers doubt that this idea has truly cracked the case | Continue reading
Polymetallic blobs are producing “dark oxygen” from the depths of the ocean—and no one knows exactly how. | Continue reading
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft took a shortcut to the giant planet by way of the Earth and the moon | Continue reading
Air-conditioning is uncommon for incarcerated people, and the heat index inside many of Texas’s 100 prison buildings can exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit | Continue reading
Paralympian and surgeon John McFall is redefining the astronaut image and proving that space travel is achievable for people with physical disabilities | Continue reading
A bioluminescent petunia led me to a world of radiant mushrooms, 19th century experiments and a modern rivalry between scientists in Russia and the Americas | Continue reading
Tech firms, oil companies and the U.S. government are investing billions of dollars in carbon capture technology to suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. Can it save the warming world? | Continue reading
Proposed experiments will search for signs that spacetime is quantum and can exist in a superposition of multiple shapes at once | Continue reading
Writers, artists, photographers and researchers share the stories behind the stories | Continue reading
The medication initially known as VX-548 blocks sodium channels in nerves, blocking pain signals before they reach the brain | Continue reading
Replacing research animals with tools that better mimic human biology could improve medicine | Continue reading
Your vote matters. But so does your involvement in civic actions | Continue reading
In Night Magic, darkness is revered, and its secrets are revealed | Continue reading
New fossils and analytical tools provide unprecedented insights into dinosaur sensory perception | Continue reading
Can you find the pattern behind this progression of digits? | Continue reading