Dec. 3, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles…
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Rather than a slow, gradual process as Darwin envisioned, biologists can now see how evolutionary changes unfold on much more…
A quarter of a century after detecting dark energy, scientists are still trying to figure out what it is Read…
A strange type of glass that was discovered in 1933 in the Libyan desert may come from a meteorite, an…
Artificial intelligence models are getting bigger, along with the data sets used to train them. But scaling down could solve…
Days of mass death on Earth are dramatically captured by Michael Benton in his book, Extinctions. It's well-told and gripping,…
The Xuntian Space Telescope is China’s entry in a global race to unlock the secrets of dark energy, and it…
Outer space has a particular stench. But why? Read The Full Article Here
A projected drop in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions—one of the largest of the past decade—is still not enough to meet the country’s…
A Russian spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station, only to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere hours later as part…
Historically, only women’s drinking was considered a risk during pregnancy, but new research points to the role of fathers’ habits…
The World Health Organization caused an uproar last month when it held its first global summit on traditional and complementary…
Dozens of mating bats caught on video at a Dutch church reveal an unusual use for their “huge” penises Read…
Year-end debates about 2024 budgets have already begun across Canada, with cities like Waterloo and Ottawa proposing spikes in police…
Our best observations can’t come up with a single answer for how quickly the universe is expanding. Maybe that’s because…
New experimental evidence suggests that substances known as narrow-spectrum Wnt signaling inhibitors — which could have fewer side effects than…
Evidence shows our impact on the planet started long before 1950, the date chosen by the Anthropocene Working Group for…
The Red Planet has reached solar conjunction as its orbit takes it to the far side of the sun and…
A sophisticated attack on Bangladesh Bank left the world reeling as it became clear that the world's largest bank, the…
On its 50th anniversary, the standard model of particle physics remains an unfinished masterpiece. The quest to finally fill in…
A new study has found that the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT in the workplace entrenches biased language…
From Wi-Fi-connected home security systems to smart toilets, the so-called Internet of Things brings personalization and convenience to devices that…
Researchers have developed deep-learning algorithms that let users pick which sounds filter through their headphones in real time. Either through…
An international team of scientists has reconstructed a historic record of the atmospheric trace gas carbon monoxide by measuring air…
Scientists demonstrate a novel approach for creating high-performance ultrafast lasers on nanophotonic chips. The new advance will enable pocket-sized devices that…
“Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water….” It’s one of the most famous taglines…
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a massive chain of 20 galaxies in the early universe, raising questions about…
Survivors of gun violence, especially young ones, are often forgotten among those affected by such shootings, and they bear a…
The Amazon rain forest is in the middle of a record-breaking drought because of deforestation, El Niño and climate change…
Lewis Burnett's powerful photographs of a saltwater crocodile, Risso's dolphins and a reef manta ray are part of a collection…