Earthquake Debris Could Create an Environmental Catastrophe in Türkiye and Syria  

After recent earthquakes, Türkiye and Syria continue to grapple with a mass of rubble that could pollute, poison and alter the lives of everyone around it

what do you think? 2023-03-25 01:15:07

IPCC Report Will Likely Shake Up U.N. Climate Talks  

Scientists say countries need to cut emissions far deeper to prevent catastrophic warming. That fact will hang over delegates when they meet later this year at the annual U.N. climate talks

what do you think? 2023-03-24 20:36:10

Scientists Look for Toxins from East Palestine Derailment in Ohio  

East Palestine residents are looking to independent researchers to fill gaps left by authorities about the toxic chemicals that could be affecting people after a train derailment

what do you think? 2023-03-24 09:51:12

Mysteriously Young 'Peekaboo' Galaxy Could Reveal Secrets of Early Universe  

A strange discovery could provide a window into the universe’s earliest galaxies

what do you think? 2023-03-24 06:38:49

Music-Making Artificial Intelligence is Getting Scary Good  

Google’s new AI model can generate entirely new music from text prompts. Here’s what they sound like.

what do you think? 2023-03-24 03:28:47

The World Faces a Water Crisis and 4 Powerful Charts Show How  

Hundreds of millions of people lack access to safe water and sanitation. Will the first U.N. conference on water in nearly 50 years make a difference?

what do you think? 2023-03-23 13:31:48

Climate Change Is Destabilizing Insurance Industry  

Insurers face a “crisis of confidence” as global warming makes weather events unpredictable and increases damage

what do you think? 2023-03-23 08:27:09

Top Math Prize Awarded for Describing the Dynamics of the Flow of Rivers and the Melting of Ice  

Argentine mathematician Luis Caffarelli has won the 2023 Abel Prize for making natural phenomena more understandable and eliminating dreaded “infinities” from a calculation

what do you think? 2023-03-23 08:16:20

Mathematician Wins Abel Prize for 'Smooth' Physics  

Luis Caffarelli’s work includes equations underpinning physical phenomena, such as melting ice and flowing liquids

what do you think? 2023-03-23 07:55:14

Beethoven's Cause of Death Revealed from Locks of Hair  

DNA from locks of Beethoven’s hair reveals how the composer died, but his hearing loss remains a mystery

what do you think? 2023-03-23 07:28:47

Mitochondria Transplants Save Rats from Cardiac Arrest  

A new study in rats suggests “powerhouse” organelles could help heal not only hearts but other organs damaged by lack of oxygen during cardiac arrest

what do you think? 2023-03-23 07:17:47

Eye Drops Recalled after Deaths and Blindness--Here's What to Know  

Here’s how to tell whether your eye drops are safe to use and how to recognize a potential infection

what do you think? 2023-03-23 04:10:19

There Is Still Plenty We Can Do to Slow Climate Change  

While it may seem daunting, there are still many things we can do individually to slow climate change

what do you think? 2023-03-23 02:20:28

'Plasticosis' in Seabirds Could Herald New Era of Animal Disease  

Ocean animals are growing sicker from ingesting too much plastic

what do you think? 2023-03-22 12:46:06

Spring Is Starting Earlier--It's Not Your Imagination  

Birds are heading north before their insect prey emerge. Bees are missing out on early blossoms. Ticks and other pests have more time to feast and spread disease

what do you think? 2023-03-22 12:34:11

Was 'Oumuamua, the First Known Interstellar Object, Less Weird Than We Thought?  

A new study suggests that ’Oumuamua, the mysterious visitor that whizzed through our solar system in 2017, may have been merely a small comet from another star

what do you think? 2023-03-22 08:48:16

Health Research Is Needed Now before Sending Civilians to Space  

Now is the time to protect the health and safety of civilians who will be traveling, living and working in the dangerous environment of space

what do you think? 2023-03-22 08:12:18

Use Nature as Infrastructure  

In the climate crisis, wetlands have more economic value than new development

what do you think? 2023-03-22 02:29:59

Artificial Intelligence Helped Make the Coolest Song You've Heard This Week  

Machine-learning algorithms are getting so good that they can translate Western instruments into Thai ones with ease.

what do you think? 2023-03-22 02:14:41

Scientists Just Warned We Need to Cut Emissions by 60 Percent, but the U.S. Is Years Away  

climate assessment says the world must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent by 2035, but the U.S. is already behind on a less ambitious target

what do you think? 2023-03-21 15:35:52

Will Humans Ever Go Extinct?  

It’s probably a matter of when and how, not if, we humans will meet our doom

what do you think? 2023-03-21 11:05:55

The Strange Way a 12-Foot-Long Invasive Python Was Caught  

In Key Largo, Fla., scientists are looking to protect endangered native rodents and slow the invasion of massive Burmese pythons

what do you think? 2023-03-20 07:33:22

Fixing the Hated Open-Design Office  

Open-office designs create productivity and health problems. New insights from Deaf and autistic communities could fix them

what do you think? 2023-03-20 07:05:56

The World's Simplest Theorem Shows That 8,000 People Globally Have the Same Number of Hairs on Their Head  

Hairiness is the perfect way to demonstrate the math underlying the “pigeonhole principle,” first conceived in 1622

what do you think? 2023-03-20 05:56:35

Rare, Dust-Shrouded Dying Star Revealed in New JWST Image  

Before exploding as supernovae, massive Wolf-Rayet stars spew gas and dust into space, seeding the formation of future stellar and planetary systems

what do you think? 2023-03-20 05:25:58

Space Force Humor, Laser Dazzlers, and the Havoc a War in Space Would Actually Wreak  

In the inaugural episode of Cosmos, Quickly, we blast off with Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno of the Space Force, who is charged with protecting our space in space, particularly from Russia and China.

what do you think? 2023-03-20 02:43:18

Fast, Deep Cuts in Emissions Are Needed to Avoid 'Climate Time Bomb'  

To keep warming below levels that scientists say will bring extreme climate impacts, nations must act quickly to make deep cuts in carbon emissions, according to the final installment of the IPCC’s latest climate report

what do you think? 2023-03-20 02:34:26

The Science of Spring's Green Show  

Spring’s burst of brightness comes before chloroplasts grow and mature

what do you think? 2023-03-20 02:29:07

RSV Vaccines Are Nearly Here after Decades of False Starts  

Decades of failed attempts have given way to several successful vaccines and treatments for the respiratory disease RSV

what do you think? 2023-03-20 01:57:39

How the Psychology of Silicon Valley Contributed to a Bank Collapse  

Venture capitalists and start-ups don’t mind losing money, but dealing with a bank run is a whole different story

what do you think? 2023-03-18 11:51:53

What High-Tech Prizes Does the Downed U.S. Drone Hold? Russia Really Wants to Know  

An MQ-9 Reaper drone is sitting at the bottom of the Black Sea. Will the U.S. or Russia recover it?

what do you think? 2023-03-17 21:11:57

Three Easy Ways to Make AI Chatbots Safer  

The tech industry is rushing headlong into the chatbot gold rush; we need prompt, focused regulation that keeps pace

what do you think? 2023-03-17 20:29:36

We Need New Warning Systems to Save Lives during Climate Disasters  

Satellites that can better predict extreme weather and location-based text messaging systems can warn at-risk communities of storms and other climate-related threats to help save lives, the U.N. says

what do you think? 2023-03-17 17:22:25

Volcanoes on Venus? 'Striking' Finding Hints at Modern-Day Activity  

The discovery highlights a need for future missions after NASA puts one on hold

what do you think? 2023-03-17 13:39:26

New Evidence Supports Animal Origin of COVID Virus through Raccoon Dogs  

Genetic sequences show evidence of raccoon dogs and other animals at the Wuhan market sites where SARS-CoV-2 was found in early 2020, adding to evidence of a natural spillover event

what do you think? 2023-03-17 11:36:33

Squeak Squeak, Buzz Buzz: How Researchers Are Using AI to Talk to Animals  

The burgeoning field of “digital bioacoustics” is helping us understand animals like never before.

what do you think? 2023-03-17 11:35:22

Here's the Real Story behind the Massive 'Blob' of Seaweed Heading toward Florida  

Florida beaches are already receiving hefty batches of brown seaweed, kicking off a year that could break records

what do you think? 2023-03-17 10:33:37

Rare, Dust-Shrouded Dying Star Revealed in New JWST Image  

Before exploding as supernovae, massive Wolf-Rayet stars spew gas and dust into space, seeding the formation of future stellar and planetary systems

what do you think? 2023-03-17 07:33:53

Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts Stirred Up Toxic Sediment  

The Nord Stream pipeline explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life

what do you think? 2023-03-17 06:11:42

AI Can Re-create What You See from a Brain Scan  

Image-generating AI is getting better at re-creating what people are looking at from their fMRI data. But this isn’t mind reading—yet

what do you think? 2023-03-17 03:37:32

Texas Weakens Climate Science Education Guidelines  

Texas education officials adopted changes to internal guidance on textbooks that could steer schools to buy books that misinform students about global warming

what do you think? 2023-03-16 19:25:23

The Little-Known Origin Story behind the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics  

In 1949 physicist Chien-Shiung Wu devised an experiment that documented evidence of entanglement. Her findings have been hidden in plain sight for more than 70 years

what do you think? 2023-03-16 14:48:04

Quantum Light Could Probe Chemical Reactions in Real Time  

Quantum bursts of light could help examine minute chemical reactions and reveal the quantum properties of mysterious materials

what do you think? 2023-03-16 10:04:08

What the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Means for Science Start-ups  

Bailouts mean customers’ deposits are safe, but the Silicon Valley Bank’s demise has sparked concern about future investment in small tech companies

what do you think? 2023-03-16 08:24:16

Tiny Spider Fells Prey Many Times Its Size  

A spider that caught and devoured a much larger shrew for its meal adds to evidence that more spiders aren’t strangers to dining on vertebrates

what do you think? 2023-03-16 07:04:50

What the New GPT-4 AI Can Do  

OpenAI just released an updated version of its text-generating artificial intelligence program. Here’s how GPT-4 improves on its predecessor

what do you think? 2023-03-16 05:10:48

How Big Is a Proton? Neutrinos Weigh In  

A first-of-its-kind probe brings physicists one step closer to solving the proton radius puzzle

what do you think? 2023-03-16 02:50:51

Environmental and Indigenous Groups Sue over Willow Oil-Drilling Project  

A coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is suing the Biden administration over the approval of the Willow oil- and gas-drilling project in Alaska, arguing the government failed to consider the climate risks, as well as harm to wildlife and subsistence hunting

what do you think? 2023-03-15 14:01:06

No One Knows How the Biggest Animals on Earth--Baleen Whales--Find Their Food  

How do giant filter-feeding whales find their tiny prey? The answer could be key to saving endangered species

what do you think? 2023-03-15 13:11:04

'Unstable' Moons May Be Obliterating Alien Life Across the Universe  

Collisions between moons and planets may be a regular danger for possible extraterrestrial life

what do you think? 2023-03-15 12:48:25

Mice with Two Fathers? Researchers Develop Egg Cells from Male Mice  

The research offers a tantalizing glimpse at a future in which two men can have biological children together, but any human applications remain in the distant future

what do you think? 2023-03-15 12:19:51

RSV Vaccines Are Coming At Last: Your Health, Quickly, Episode 2  

A vaccine pioneer tells us that shots to protect against RSV—a dangerous virus for babies and older people—are finally nearing approval.

what do you think? 2023-03-15 09:44:47

Quantum Computing Is the Future, and Schools Need to Catch Up  

Top universities are finally bringing the excitement of the quantum future into the classroom

what do you think? 2023-03-15 09:01:08

New Home Test Can Tell If You Have the Flu or COVID  

Flu and COVID symptoms are easily confused. A new home test—the first for flu—tells them apart in minutes

what do you think? 2023-03-15 08:39:29

Mice with Two Fathers? Researchers Develop Egg Cells from Male Mice  

The research offers a tantalizing glimpse at a future in which two men can have biological children together, but any human applications remain in the distant future

what do you think? 2023-03-15 06:41:08

The Best Habitats for Whales, Leopards and Office Workers  

Strangely real imaginary numbers, an unsung founder of quantum physics and an endless AI conversation

what do you think? 2023-03-15 06:37:18

'Toxic Forever Chemicals' in U.S. Drinking Water to Be Regulated for the First Time  

The EPA has proposed the first nationwide limits for toxic chemicals called PFAS in the U.S. water supply

what do you think? 2023-03-14 17:41:08

If the Mathematical Constant Pi Was a Song, What Would It Sound Like?  

Every year on Pi Day, we have a reason to celebrate one of math’s most famous symbols. But this year we speak to someone who has captured it in song.

what do you think? 2023-03-14 07:59:20

How to Avoid the Dreaded Norovirus  

The so-called winter vomiting disease has been closing schools and hitting long-term care facilities this year. Here’s what you should know

what do you think? 2023-03-14 05:42:25

Tree Roots May Have Set Off a Mass Extinction  

The evolution of terrestrial plant roots could have kicked off large-scale extinctions by throwing the planet’s mineral cycle into disarray

what do you think? 2023-03-14 01:51:14

5 Things We've Learned from COVID in Three Years  

The World Health Organization declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic three years ago. Here’s what’s changed since then

what do you think? 2023-03-13 16:35:43

How the U.S. Cracked Down on a Potent Greenhouse Gas  

The U.S. government is celebrating some success at reining in emissions of a potent greenhouse gas called SF6, which traps 25,000 times more heat than CO2 does over a century-long timescale

what do you think? 2023-03-13 12:55:52

AI's Victories in Go Inspire Better Human Game Playing  

Famed AI wins in Go let human players rethink their moves in a whole new way

what do you think? 2023-03-13 12:08:02

Vitamin D Supplements Probably Won't Prevent Mental Illness After All  

Despite the stream of “good news” about vitamin D, the supplement’s prospects to prevent mental health disorders in adults remain dim

what do you think? 2023-03-13 06:18:15

There's a Psychological 'Vaccine' against Misinformation  

A social psychologist found that showing people how manipulative techniques work can create resilience against misinformation

what do you think? 2023-03-13 05:40:16

Inside the Scientific Quest to Save (Most) of the World's Parasites  

Scientists are on a mission to save parasites—not to kill them. Climate change is already doing an increasingly good job at the latter, and that could be a big problem for the world.

what do you think? 2023-03-13 04:37:15

Changing Clocks to Daylight Saving Time Is Bad for Your Health  

A neurologist explains why our bodies fare better when aligned with the natural light of standard time

what do you think? 2023-03-11 08:39:37

Controversy Surrounds Blockbuster Superconductivity Claim  

Will a possible breakthrough for room-temperature superconducting materials hold up to scrutiny?

what do you think? 2023-03-10 21:45:49

What Stone-Wielding Macaques Can Tell Us about Early Human Tool Use  

Macaques using stones to open oil palm nuts can accidentally create stone flakes that look like early human tools

what do you think? 2023-03-10 19:01:20

Rich Countries Should Not Control the World's Sunlight, Experts Warn  

Interest is building in using solar geoengineering to combat climate warming, but experts warn it could have broad—and inequitable—impacts

what do you think? 2023-03-10 14:16:23

Highly Politicized Congressional Hearings Air COVID Lab-Leak Hypothesis  

House Republicans have into how the pandemic began with witnesses who largely favor a lab origin

what do you think? 2023-03-10 13:22:51

New Test Predicts a Life-Threatening Pregnancy Disorder  

Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disorder, but doctors lacked a decisive way to predict its severity until now

what do you think? 2023-03-10 03:25:28

How To Stop a (Potentially Killer) Asteroid  

We slammed a $330-million spaceship the size of a dairy cow into an asteroid the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Here’s what we’re learning about how our first step in planetary defense could save us in the future.

what do you think? 2023-03-10 02:16:54

Australia's Massive Wildfires Shredded the Ozone Layer--Now Scientists Know Why  

Smoke from the catastrophic 2019–2020 fires in Australia unleashed ozone-eating chlorine molecules into the stratosphere

what do you think? 2023-03-10 02:12:30

Newfound Asteroid May Strike Earth in 2046, NASA Says  

Preliminary estimates suggest that a 50-meter space rock, 2023 DW, has a roughly 1-in-600 chance of colliding with our planet in 23 years

what do you think? 2023-03-09 12:29:40

Are Telescopes on the Moon Doomed?  

Booming exploration and commercial activity could ruin the quiet, astronomy-friendly environment of the lunar far side

what do you think? 2023-03-09 12:25:26

Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia, the Leading Cause of Dementia in People under Age 60  

There is no cure for FTD, the disease that actor Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with, but new research suggests some future therapies

what do you think? 2023-03-09 12:18:42

Human Migration: How We Populated the Planet  

Millennia ago, early humans walked out of Africa and spread across the world in a way that few other species have. In this eBook, we examine how and why this happened, tracing insights from genome analyses as well as studies of footprints, tools, cave art and oral histories. We also look at the forces driving current human migration and where our journey might take us in the future.

what do you think? 2023-03-09 04:09:33

The Scientific Secret to Soothing Fussy Babies  

Some animal's babies physically relax when their parents whisk them away from danger. The same thing works for tiny wailing humans.

what do you think? 2023-03-08 10:59:49

NASA's Latest Asteroid Explorer Celebrates Our Ancient Origins in Space and on Earth  

The Lucy spacecraft and its target asteroids show that the way that we name discoveries matters

what do you think? 2023-03-08 09:38:17

Scientists Have ID'd the Worm in Your Mescal  

A team of moth and butterfly scientists decided to go from a restaurant bar to the lab bench to understand mescal’s iconic “worm”

what do you think? 2023-03-08 07:37:39

A Historic Deal to Protect the High Seas Makes Researchers 'Ecstatic'  

The historic High Seas Treaty aims to preserve marine biodiversity in what has been considered the “Wild West” of the oceans while still encouraging research

what do you think? 2023-03-08 07:35:59

All of Humanity Weighs Six Times as Much as All Wild Mammals  

A glaring disparity exists between the biomass of humans and that of both terrestrial and aquatic mammals

what do you think? 2023-03-08 06:06:12

Antarctic Sea Ice Hits a Record Low, but Role of Warming Is Unclear  

The vast and deep Southern Ocean complicates efforts to single out the role of climate change in declining sea ice

what do you think? 2023-03-08 03:43:10

The Weird Reason We're Afraid of Clowns  

Scientists figure out the origin of our fear of clowns

what do you think? 2023-03-07 17:57:25

How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain  

A secret pattern links far-flung octopus limbs

what do you think? 2023-03-07 06:31:24

A Four-Day Workweek Reduces Stress without Hurting Productivity  

The results of a test involving dozens of employers and thousands of employees suggests that working only four days instead of five is good for workers’ well-being—without hurting companies

what do you think? 2023-03-07 06:03:53

Babies Are Born with an Innate Number Sense  

Plato was right: newborns do math

what do you think? 2023-03-07 05:53:47

Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture  

Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates

what do you think? 2023-03-07 05:46:11

Old Bomber Plane Will Sniff the Sky for Geoengineering Particles  

NOAA will use a converted Air Force bomber to search the upper atmosphere for substances that could help the U.S. reflect sunlight away from Earth

what do you think? 2023-03-07 01:20:29

'Pretty Epic' Mountain Snowfall Stuns Californians  

A near-record amount of snow in California could ease some water restrictions after years of

what do you think? 2023-03-06 21:21:47

What Chernobyl's Stray Dogs Could Teach Us about Radiation  

A multiyear project studying stray dogs around Chernobyl aims to uncover the health effects of chronic radiation exposure

what do you think? 2023-03-06 20:18:40

What Scientists Are Learning about Women's Health from Other Female Animals  

Evolved adaptations of female animals could help solve women’s health challenges

what do you think? 2023-03-06 18:05:50

These Researchers Used A.I. to Design a Completely New 'Animal Robot'  

Xenobots are living, swimming, self-powered robots less than a millimeter across, evolved by artificial intelligence and built out of frog stem cells—and they could open new medical frontiers.

what do you think? 2023-03-06 12:54:51

How 'Anomalous Health Incidents' in Cuba Sidelined Science  

The Havana syndrome saga is an epic failure of science, one with severe consequences both for patients and for international relations

what do you think? 2023-03-06 10:13:42

Mystery of Ancient Space Superstorms Deepens  

A fresh analysis of tree-ring data suggests barrages of cosmic radiation that washed over Earth centuries ago may have come from sources besides our sun

what do you think? 2023-03-06 08:18:48

How Helper Sharks Discovered the World's Largest Seagrass Ecosystem  

Scientists partnered with tiger sharks to map seagrass—the unsung hero of ocean conservation.

what do you think? 2023-03-06 03:58:20

Nuclear Waste Is Piling Up. Does the U.S. Have a Plan?  

We needs a permanent national nuclear waste disposal site now, before the spent nuclear fuel stored in 35 states becomes unsafe

what do you think? 2023-03-06 02:26:50

Could Giant Blankets and Other Extreme Actions Save Glaciers?  

Plastic coverings, gravity snow guns and painted rocks could slow ice melt in high mountains

what do you think? 2023-03-06 02:08:19

Lab-Leak Intelligence Reports Aren't Scientific Conclusions  

Intelligence reports supporting the lab-leak theory for COVID are not based in science

what do you think? 2023-03-03 16:27:01