Climate change threatens sweltering global temperatures, rising seas, catastrophic storms and disappearing wildlife. Many of us worry about the data…
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IN JANUARY, I set myself a resolution: to master the humble chin-up. I have never had much upper body strength,…
CLIMATEWIRE | The first U.S.-made high-speed “bullet” trains will start running as early as 2024 between Boston, New York and Washington,…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Structure (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2023.07.008 Which structures do complex proteins adopt in solution? Konstanz biophysicists answer this question…
It’s midafternoon. You’re full from lunch. The day is warm. You’re starting to feel drowsy. Should you give in to…
Made using NASA’s ECOSTRESS instrument, this map shows land-surface temperatures, or how hot the land is to the touch, in…
What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited…
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered the burials of 13 individuals — including two who were beheaded as part of sacrificial…
A research group in Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute is creating the next generation of explorers — robots. The Autonomous…
Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a new mechanism by which mutations in a gene parkin contribute to familial forms of…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A “significant increase” in wildfires has been caused by humans in National Forest lands in Oregon…
The summer sun has been anything but fun for many this year. Brutal temperatures torched records across the U.S. as…
On August 6, 1945, the U.S. used an atomic bomb for the first time in history, against the city of…
It’s often said that ancient Egyptian royalty married within the family, with pharaohs marrying siblings and sometimes even children. But…
A 300,000-year-old hunting weapon has shone a new light on early humans as woodworking masters, according to a new study.…
[]Archaeologists in southern Russia say they’ve discovered the ruins of a 2,000-year-old synagogue — a rare discovery given that buildings…
Vera_Petrunina/Getty Images YOU have heaped your shopping on the supermarket conveyor belt and a friendly member of the checkout staff…
Scientists from Scripps Research and Cardiff University made key discoveries in support of a new stem cell-based therapy for Parkinson’s…
In a way, stars are like doughnuts: You have to rip them apart to see what’s inside. Luckily for astronomers,…
A good battery needs two things: high energy density to power devices, and stability, so it can be safely and…
The idea that pee is sterile is often shared as a surprising factoid and is even cited by some respected…
Ticks are annoying creatures. These nasty, bloodsucking parasites glom on to you when you least suspect it. And if they’re…
Received wisdom says that staying out in the sun too long can make your skin tougher over time. Think about…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain It’s human nature to be judgmental. But why do we place less blame on someone, or…
Bar plot of single seroprevalence data and co-infection data. The main bar plot represents the dogs that either had only…
This new image of the Orion Nebula was created from previous images taken by three telescopesESA/NASA/JPL-Caltech Under Alien SkiesPhil Plait…
Ashley Cooper/Getty Images WHEN it comes to global warming, every notch on the thermometer is vital. But one temperature rise…
Once a backwater filled with speculation, artificial intelligence is now a burning, “hair on fire” conflagration of both hopes and…
Amber Heard at Fairfax County Circuit Court, Virginia, in 2022Evelyn Hockstein/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Depp V Heard Channel 4, UK; not yet available…
THESE six mysterious forms seem to be watching over the dappled ocean depths, some appearing to be sunken relics of…