Pollution accounted for one in six deaths three years ago, a figure that is unchanged since the last analysis in…
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Everybody poops, but have you ever wondered why, out of all the colors, poop is the color brown? While this question…
In the U.S., people eat more protein than they need to. And though it might not be bad for human…
The signs of labor can differ from one woman to another, and even for the same woman they may change…
A handout image obtained on August 23, 2022 courtesy of the Dinosaur Valley State Park shows dinosaur tracks from around…
Changes in DNA can lead to the development and progression of cancer. DNA serves as a template for an intermediary…
Some species of birds in North America have not fully adjusted their distributions in response to ongoing climate change. The…
Pregnancy should be an exciting time, but for many women the fear of having a miscarriage can overshadow this.“There are…
As a form of exercise, its physical and mental health benefits are well documented, but does running increase testosterone levels? Higher…
SpaceX is venturing into the toy business. Mattel announced Wednesday it is partnering with SpaceX on a new line of…
Testosterone supplements are often marketed as an easy way to boost testosterone levels, increase your sex drive, improve sexual performance…
(Image credit: Gilead)It has been more than 40 years since the first reported cases of HIV, and tremendous progress has…
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Scientists had long wondered how woodpeckers can repeatedly pound their beaks against tree trunks without doing damage to their brains.…
The star Betelgeuse visibly dimmed in 2019. Now, a new analysis reveals why: Betelgeuse blew out and is still recovering. The…
At the moment, only SpaceX is able to launch astronauts to the International Space Station from US soil, but Boeing…
Illustration of the wide range of electrocatalytic and photocatalytic processes and applications for porphyrin framework materials. Credit: Nano Research Energy,…
Was Mars ever a living world? Billions of years ago, before it became a freeze-dried desert, the Red Planet was…
A big solar storm could fry the internet, but at least space weather forecasts would give us a day or…
When under a great deal of heat and pressure, matter goes “supercritical,” and the difference between liquid and gas seems…
Only 20 percent of computer science and 22 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees in the U.S. go to women. Women…
Using density functional theory and measurement data from spin-resolved photoemission, the team investigated the origin of the repeating Au(111) bands…
From airplanes to apartments, most spaces are now designed with sound-absorbing materials that help dampen the droning, echoing and murmuring…
New offshore wind farms built as part of the UK’s Net Zero Strategy are expected to turn the country into…
Russia will opt out of the International Space Station (ISS) program after 2024, the new chief of Russia’s federal space…
Research by the University of Southampton shows future choices about trade, diet and climate change will be crucial in securing…
An ongoing megadrought, impacts from climate change and systematic overuse have created a deep management crisis on the Colorado River.…
Complicated physics problems are sometimes simpler than they appear, so physicists have made a machine learning model to search for…
This podcast was produced for the Lung Cancer Initiative at Johnson & Johnson by Scientific American Custom Media, a division…
While many artificial materials have advanced properties, they have a long way to go to combine the versatility and functionality…