Science

World record speeds for two Olympics events have fallen...

The human body can go faster in the 100-meter dash and the 50-meter freestyle. B...

‘Space hurricanes’ churn at both of Earth’s magnetic poles

The southern hemisphere’s ionosphere experiences about 23 space hurricanes per y...

A Dune-inspired spacesuit turns astronaut pee into drin...

The spacesuit design collects urine, filters it, adds electrolytes and stores th...

Freeze-drying turned a woolly mammoth’s DNA into 3-D ‘c...

A new technique for probing the 3-D structure of ancient DNA may help scientists...

Bird flu has been invading the brains of mammals. Here’...

Although H5N1 and its relatives can cause mild disease in some animals, these vi...

Landfills belch toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into the air

An analysis of samples from three Florida landfills shows that landfill gas can ...

Breastfeeding should take a toll on bones. A brain horm...

The hormone CCN3 improves bone strength even as breastfeeding saps bones of calc...

AI’s understanding and reasoning skills can’t be assess...

Assessing whether large language models — including the one that powers ChatGPT ...

A middleweight black hole has been spotted for the firs...

The rare find, discovered in the star cluster Omega Centauri, could offer clues ...

The world has water problems. This book has solutions

The Last Drop tackles global water problems and explores how humans can better m...

Tiny saunas help frogs fight off chytrid fungus

Balmy shelters could bolster resistance to the deadly fungus in amphibian popula...

How doctors can help demystify birth control amid onlin...

There’s a larger takeaway from some social media content about hormonal birth co...

50 years ago, scientists were gearing up to hurl a prob...

The Helios mission provided key insights into the sun. Now, NASA’s Parker Solar ...

Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonl...

H5N1 turning up in cow milk was a big hint. The virus circulating in U.S. cows c...

Federally unprotected streams contribute most of the wa...

A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ephemeral streams aren’t protected by the ...

Strange observations of galaxies challenge ideas about ...

A new look at how light bends as it travels through the universe could point to ...

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