The research tracks, at the level of individual neurons, what happens when a monkey hangs out with other monkeys. It even found a possible neural code for empathy | Continue reading
Researchers use powerful geometrical methods to try fixing unfair districts. That alone isn’t enough; we need to fight the values behind gerrymandering | Continue reading
NASA is reaching across more than 15 billion to rescue its malfunctioning Voyager 1 probe—but this hallowed interstellar mission can’t live forever | Continue reading
If pi is a “normal” number, the constant would contain much more than Shakespeare, resolving why such a random-looking number lives at the heart of simple circles | Continue reading
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster response fund could run out this summer. It dealt with a similar situation last year, which led to a slowdown in rebuilding projects | Continue reading
New research highlights the necessity of stopping huge falsehoods during the presidential election cycle | Continue reading
"Assisted migration" could help sustain productive forests in the face of warming habitats | Continue reading
This April’s total solar eclipse will present a unique challenge to power grid operators because of the decline in solar power generation | Continue reading
Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging | Continue reading
Mounting evidence shows the endocrine-disrupting chemicals in plastics are harmful to human health | Continue reading
In interviews, mothers who rejected vaccines for their children cited their own negative experiences with the medical system | Continue reading
Most pharmaceuticals are developed and approved for use only in adults. Some researchers are working to change that | Continue reading
Parts of the southeastern and central U.S. haven’t warmed as much as the rest of the country. Reforestation could be partially responsible for this “warming hole” | Continue reading
New research says building electric vehicles leaves a bigger carbon footprint than making gas-powered cars, though EVs make up the difference in the long run | Continue reading
A new study corrects a biased assumption promoted by Charles Darwin 150 years ago and repeated ever since. | Continue reading
Solar eclipse glasses prevent catastrophic eye damage when observing the sun. Here’s how they work | Continue reading
Japan’s SLIM lander has sparked a new era of precision landings, with big implications for lunar science and exploration | Continue reading
Researchers are studying how to maximize creativity and connection in remote and hybrid work settings | Continue reading
The Collatz conjecture has plagued mathematicians for decades—so much so that professors warn their students away from it | Continue reading
Expanding the state and federal insurance program helps prevent overdoses. But that only happens with enough treatment, and legal reform, to make it work | Continue reading
Earthlings are very lucky to see the spectacle of a total solar eclipse | Continue reading
Epigenetics research reveals how famines can cause health problems later in life — and how those changes might be passed down to future generations. | Continue reading
Something is awry about the way we mark time. Can research and policy changes help us reset the clocks? | Continue reading
The secret to titanosaurs’ remarkable biological success may be how they merged the best of both reptilian and mammalian characteristics to form a unique way of life | Continue reading
The new nonprofit Fairly Trained certifies that artificial intelligence models license copyrighted data—which often isn’t the case | Continue reading
New research shows that CRISPR, the gene editing technique, could make chickens more resistant to bird flu. But its use raises many ethical and scientific issues | Continue reading
“Bed rotting,” or staying in bed all day, has been touted as a self-care routine on TikTok, but it might actually make you feel worse. Here’s why that happens and how you can snap out of it | Continue reading
As the climate crisis intensifies, experiments to “cool the planet” by reflecting solar radiation proliferate. Without proper global and national regulation, they will worsen the crisis | Continue reading
The U.S. will see two adjacent broods of periodical cicadas emerge this spring | Continue reading
People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience serious health problems or die during a three-year study | Continue reading
Are you smarter than an 18th-century Prussian? | Continue reading
On the African savanna, a single invasive ant species has upset the delicate balance between predator and prey. | Continue reading
A Dune-loving worm paleontologist makes the case that worms have been just as important on Earth as they are in the blockbuster film. | Continue reading
Protecting people from lead poisoning requires developing and using powerful tests | Continue reading
President Biden made big promises about what his climate and energy agenda could deliver during his State of the Union speech | Continue reading
Learning to observe bodily sensation is a powerful strategy for improving mental health | Continue reading
Designating an IVF embryo as a person reveals the radical impact of an extreme antiabortion argument gone mainstream | Continue reading
Exorbitant launch costs and daunting engineering challenges make the dream of space- based solar power look dicey for the space agency | Continue reading
The scale of the cosmos exceeds the bounds of human comprehension. But that doesn’t mean the universe is beyond our understanding | Continue reading
One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays is threatened with extinction because of the liver oil and meat trade and emerging fishing technologies that make it possible to catch deep-sea fishes | Continue reading
Surprisingly, the young of limbless amphibians called ringed caecilians stimulate their mother by touch and sound to release a milklike substance | Continue reading
A marine heat wave last year undercut efforts to regrow coral reefs off Florida’s coast. Conservationists are worried this year could be problematic, too | Continue reading
In 1910 an Anglo-Irish woman named Lilian Bland built a plane with little to no encouragement from her family or aviation enthusiasts. Shortly after the plane took off, she quit flying and moved on to her next challenge | Continue reading
New studies in bees and chimps challenge the long-held assumption that only humans can learn from innovative peers | Continue reading
Large numbers of people in Gaza are experiencing malnutrition. Studies show famines can have long-lasting impacts on people’s health and even that of their descendants | Continue reading
In an era of budget-busting mega-telescopes, we shouldn’t forget the importance of smaller telescopes, more focused missions and the unexpected surprises they reveal about the universe | Continue reading
The next year of science for the James Webb Space Telescope has been selected. It includes remote galaxy observations and, at last, a hunt for exomoons | Continue reading
One in four Labrador retrievers carries a gene that tricks their brain into thinking they’re starving | Continue reading