A new way to gauge the universe’s expansion rate has delivered a confusing result that conflicts with previous related measurements | Continue reading
Scalloped hammerhead sharks take dramatic dives to hunt for food in cold, deep waters—and new evidence suggests they hold their breath to keep warm while they do so | Continue reading
Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage | Continue reading
The EPA has announced new draft rules that would require power plants that burn fossil fuels to capture 90 percent of their climate-warming emissions | Continue reading
Hints of life on distant worlds will come from signals pioneered by NASA’s jumbo space telescope | Continue reading
Tornado outbreaks are moving from Texas and Oklahoma toward Tennessee and Kentucky, where people may not be prepared | Continue reading
Hints of water vapor on a world called GJ 486 b could just as well come from the planet’s host star | Continue reading
Exotic particles called nonabelions could fix quantum computers’ error problem | Continue reading
Commercially valuable Dungeness crabs lose their sense of smell as the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide and becomes more acidic | Continue reading
A combination of climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices could lead to Dust Bowl–like conditions | Continue reading
Flavor is a tricky target, but technology and powerful genetic techniques are making it more feasible to improve the taste of vegetables | Continue reading
Paleontologists have uncovered a miniature world of sea creatures whose tiny guts, eyes and even brains remain visible 462 million years after they perished | Continue reading
Recent rulings on the abortion pill cite the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old law that’s still on the books | Continue reading
A wireless device worn on the face or lip can produce fragrances such as lavender and green tea in a virtual world | Continue reading
Delays and budgetary overruns are causing many to worry that NASA’s ambitious planetary science program is at a breaking point | Continue reading
Yes, peanut butter is a liquid (and a great example of a non-Newtonian fluid) | Continue reading
Bird-strike-deterrent window films don’t work if they’re placed on the indoor side | Continue reading
The first asteroid belt ever found outside the solar system is more complex than expected | Continue reading
As the federal public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, here’s what you need to know about future COVID testing, treatment and vaccines | Continue reading
The World Health Organization has declared that COVID is no longer a “public health emergency of international concern” but cautions that it is still an ongoing health issue | Continue reading
Vernal Pools are safe havens for creatures like the fairy shrimp, who have lived through the end of the dinosaurs, the breakup of Pangea, and multiple ice ages, but humans are paving them over. | Continue reading
High temperature records have been set from Portugal to Thailand as heat waves fueled by climate change have arrived early this spring | Continue reading
Much of the open-source intelligence (OSINT) community ignores ethical questions and the safety risks of reporting discoveries from the war in Ukraine | Continue reading
A curious mathematical phenomenon called Benford’s law governs the numbers all around us | Continue reading
Unregulated wild animal markets increase the risk of more epidemics | Continue reading
Science in meter and verse | Continue reading
A tiny, orange Brazilian tree frog may be the first known amphibian pollinator, further broadening our understanding of which animals perform this crucial biological function | Continue reading
A huge Danish study shows that up to 30 percent of psychosis diagnoses in young men could have been prevented if these individuals hadn’t used marijuana heavily | Continue reading
Findings suggest that the amyloid-targeting drug candidate slows cognitive decline in some people, but questions remain over its potential side effects | Continue reading
A new program looks to replant warm weather trees in northern Minnesota to help them adjust to a rapidly warming world | Continue reading
Young children are taking melatonin gummy supplements, but experts say they should be a last resort to help with sleep | Continue reading
New mask studies relying on a medical paradigm do not erase decades of engineering and occupational science that show they work | Continue reading
Researchers figured out how the flow of microplastics flattens ocean waves, letting satellites paint a clearer picture for future policy and cleanup efforts | Continue reading
Inside a vault at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles lies a microscopic population of immense value—the repository for vernal pool fairy shrimp. | Continue reading
The number of people facing acute food insecurity shot up for the fourth year in a row in 2022 | Continue reading
Decades of failed attempts have given way to several successful vaccines and treatments for the respiratory disease RSV | Continue reading
A thought experiment that’s dividing mathematicians can help illuminate how belief shapes rational decisions | Continue reading
A future with fewer people offers increased opportunity and a healthier environment | Continue reading
SpaceX’s Starship launch site in southern Texas is now the subject of a lawsuit after the vehicle’s first flight caused concerning damage | Continue reading
Planets might be more common throughout the universe than previously thought, suggest results from the James Webb Space Telescope | Continue reading
Developing an allergy to your dog or cat can be a nightmare, but hyposensitization could offer permanent relief | Continue reading
Medication treatment for heroin addiction has come a long way since its pioneer died. But what would she think of the field today? | Continue reading
Hidden beneath the surface of the treasured strawberry is a unique branch of the evolutionary tree, where eight sets of chromosomes are better than two | Continue reading
A dying star swallowing a giant planet hints at the fate awaiting our solar system some 5 billion years from now | Continue reading
Gas stoves produce emissions that can harm human health and the environment. Experts answer questions about the dangers and how to limit them | Continue reading
The country's largest estuary is under critical threat from pollution and climate change. The question is—can it be saved? | Continue reading
Lañilawal, a Patagonian cypress that may be one of the oldest trees on Earth, needs greater protection if scientists are to understand its secrets of survival, an environmental scientist says | Continue reading
Lañilawal, a Patagonian cypress that may be one of the oldest trees on Earth, needs greater protection if scientists are to understand its secrets of survival, an environmental scientist says | Continue reading