Science

New data show how quickly light pollution is obscuring ...

Tens of thousands of observations from citizen scientists spanning a decade show...

Too much of this bacteria in the nose may worsen allerg...

Hay fever sufferers have an overabundance of Streptococcus salivarius. The mucus...

Scientists have found the first known microbes that can...

Lab experiments show that Halteria ciliates can chow down solely on viruses. Whe...

Want a ‘Shrinky Dinks’ approach to nano-sized devices? ...

Patterning hydrogels with a laser and then shrinking them down with chemicals of...

These adorable Australian spike-balls beat the heat wit...

An echidna’s snot bubbles coat the spiny critter’s nose with moisture, which the...

Cyclones in the Arctic are becoming more intense and fr...

Over the last 70 years, boreal storms have steadily grown stronger. And climate ...

These chemists cracked the code to long-lasting Roman c...

Roman concrete has stood the test of time, so scientists searched ruins to unloc...

A powerful laser can redirect lightning strikes

In a mountaintop experiment, a laser beamed into the sky created a virtual light...

How rare earth elements’ hidden properties make modern ...

Because of their unique chemistry, the rare earth elements can fine-tune light f...

Here’s what you need to know about COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kra...

XBB.1.5, an offshoot of the coronavirus’s omicron variant, can hide from parts o...

Enceladus is blanketed in a thick layer of snow

Pits on the Saturnian moon reveal the surprising depth of the satellite’s snow, ...

Sea life offers a lens for self-exploration in ‘How Far...

In a collection of essays profiling 10 marine animals, author Sabrina Imbler mix...

HDL ‘good’ cholesterol isn’t always good for heart health

High levels of HDL cholesterol don’t appear to protect against heart disease, wh...

The James Webb telescope found ‘Green Pea’ galaxies in ...

The James Webb telescope spotted tiny “green” galaxies that might have helped tr...

Rare earth mining may be key to our renewable energy fu...

We take you inside Mountain Pass, the only rare earth mine in the United States.

Methylated gases could be an unambiguous indicator of a...

On Earth, methylated gases are produced by organisms cleaning up their environme...

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