Archaeologists say the ornate ruins of Nero’s theater were found near the Vatican at a site earmarked for a luxury hotel | Continue reading
Here's how scientists are planning on getting underground fungi data from space, using satellites. | Continue reading
President Biden is declaring a national monument around the Grand Canyon, protecting lands important to a dozen Native American tribes and prohibiting new uranium mining claims in the region | Continue reading
Here's how social media can help conspiracy theories spread and even spark violence | Continue reading
From college plagiarism to cybercrime scams, generative AI is eroding trust in online content. Digital watermarking is no quick fix for the problem | Continue reading
Researchers set out to calculate how much of Earth’s life dwells in the planet’s least admired environment | Continue reading
The FDA approved zuranolone, a short-term oral medication that could help new parents who are struggling with depression after giving birth | Continue reading
Florida’s Department of Education has approved classroom use of videos that spout climate disinformation and distort climate science | Continue reading
Atmospheric carbon is a currency that plants use to “buy” nutrients from fungi in the soil. To find out where this economy will go next, the devil is in the details. And the details are in the dirt. | Continue reading
“One-size-fits-all” regulation will sideline medical and research benefits promised by the advent of artificial intelligence | Continue reading
The bite of the lone star tick can cause an allergy to red meat, as well as to dairy and some medications | Continue reading
On this date 78 years ago, the first atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima. Survivors involuntarily provided key medical data for years, without receiving any help | Continue reading
As summers get hotter and longer, experts provide advice on how to survive heat-related emergencies | Continue reading
Here’s the science on whether naps have short- and long-term benefits for your health | Continue reading
Rising heat could debilitate mosquitoes bred to slow the transmission of viruses such as yellow fever and dengue | Continue reading
The reason some homes feel hotter than their air temperature has to do with radiant heat. Here’s what to do about it | Continue reading
Like us, plants and fungi have complex economies. By burning fossil fuels, we’ve been devaluing their currency. | Continue reading
Marvel for a moment at the Milky Way’s night-sky spectacle—and the scientific revolutions it has sparked | Continue reading
U.S. journalism needs to be treated as a “public good” like roads, schools and bridges | Continue reading
Astronomers are now seeking to pinpoint the origins of an exciting new form of gravitational waves that was announced earlier this year | Continue reading
Construction has begun on the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. It could provide enough clean energy to power 400,000 homes per year | Continue reading
The European Space Agency's ambitious Euclid space telescope is on its way to decoding the secrets of dark matter and dark energy | Continue reading
Breaking down “toxic masculinity” is complicated, especially amid fears of a masculinity crisis. Just look at one video game’s attempt | Continue reading
An artist, a programmer and a scientist have created a simulation of extraterrestrial communication to test Earthlings’ ability to understand it | Continue reading
The number of extreme wave events—when crests are taller than 13 feet—have doubled along California since the mid-20th century | Continue reading
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” says a paleontologist not involved in the discovery of a 40-million-year-old fossilized whale | Continue reading
Oppenheimer won’t bomb in the box office, but despite its director’s best efforts, the science in the film is a bit of a fizzle | Continue reading
Our financial systems need to be overhauled to avoid the kind of social-media-fueled bank run that killed Silicon Valley Bank | Continue reading
More training and more data can have unintended consequences for machine-learning models such as GPT-4 | Continue reading
Drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic might help people tackle substance abuse as well as shedding pounds. | Continue reading
Scientists altered the genomes of female fruit flies, allowing them to reproduce without any contribution from a male | Continue reading
A glitch may have silenced NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft until mid-October—but a “heartbeat” signal offers hope for reestablishing contact earlier | Continue reading
A glitch may have silenced NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft until mid-October—but a “heartbeat” signal offers hope for reestablishing contact earlier | Continue reading
A resurfaced idea for solar geoengineering imagines a sunlight-blocking space shield tethered to an asteroid | Continue reading
What does it take to correct the scientific record? And who—and what—stands in the way? The answer to both questions is: everyone | Continue reading
We need satellites and rocket bodies designed with an end-of-life plan to keep space uncluttered and navigable | Continue reading
When it’s time to rebuild, we must prioritize more sustainable and resilient infrastructure in Ukraine | Continue reading
New research identifies genome areas linked to dietary patterns and our taste for things such as tea, tobacco and grapes | Continue reading
A Nobel laureate in economics explains how artificial intelligence will affect inequality—and how solutions such as a shorter work week might mitigate its negative effects | Continue reading
All routes out of the landlocked country touch China or Russia, presenting diplomatic and physical challenges | Continue reading
Scientists used a smoking machine — complete with a 3d-printed mouthpiece — to figure out how to get the most cannabinoid per puff. | Continue reading
A clinical health psychologist talks about Barbie’s influence on how women and girls view their body | Continue reading
The genus of uni-sexual salamanders appear to be the only creatures in the world that reproduce the way they do. Researchers know how, but the why is still being figured out. | Continue reading
A study suggests a complex interplay between bodily feeling, emotion and art | Continue reading
At least some of our planet’s water was carried here by hydrogen-rich space rocks, but it’s not yet clear how much | Continue reading
A dazzling new map lights up the fruit fly brain | Continue reading
As “zombie” fires become more common, new research shows they arise from an unexpected source | Continue reading
Here’s how food loss and waste threaten the planet at every stage, from harvest to consumption | Continue reading