A Fungal Disease Killing Bats Is Linked to Thousands of Infant Deaths in the US
When bats die in large numbers, it adversely affects our farmers, food, and kids.
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NASA researchers find two black holes heading for a merger in our cosmic neighborhood
This is the closest pair detected in the local universe using multiwavelength (visible and X-ray light) observations.
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Even archaeologists don’t know which animal this Viking toy represents
Archaeologists are confused whether this is a bear, a pig, or an Icelandic dog.
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Why This Startup Wants to Bury Nuclear Reactors a Mile Underground
A new startup thinks an underground reactor could solve nuclear power's biggest problems.
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NASA finally figures out what’s up with those “Mars spiders”
They're not actual spiders, of course, but rather strange geological features.
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Chat GPT’s new O1 model escaped its environment to complete “impossible” hacking task — should we be concerned?
The model unnervingly bypassed the intended restrictions of its virtual environment to solve a problem.
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Gorillas self-medicate with plants. We could soon use them for our own medicine
Researchers explore traditional medicinal plants used by gorillas for drug discovery
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What makes gemstones so brilliantly colored — spoiler alert, it’s physics
The gemstones in this image are not real -- they've been imagined by an AI. But the multicolored variety of...
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Parvovirus B19: CDC warns of new “slapped cheek disease” uptick
The disease is not typically dangerous, but in children and vulnerable people, it can damage various parts of the body.
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The Untold Story of An Ancient African Alphabet Born from a Dream
In the 19th century, a man living in present-day Liberia dreamed of the first script for his native Vai language....
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Remembering Félicette: The first cat in space
Celebrating the memory of the world's first and only astrocat.
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The Invisible Backbone of the Internet: Nearly A Million Miles of Undersea Cables Keep the World Connected — But What Happens If They Break?
The cables lying on the ocean floor power the world’s internet, but they are far from indestructible.
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The World’s Largest Musical Instrument Is a 3.5-Acre Stone Organ Hidden Inside This Virginia Cave
The Great Stalacpipe Organ transforms stalactites into a vast, natural musical instrument.
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Scientists find a new Neanderthal population that stayed completely isolated for 50,000 years
Something like this would seem unimaginable for our Homo sapiens species.
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The skyscraper-sized tsunami that vibrated through the entire planet and no one saw
Dickson Fjord in August 2023. Just a few weeks later, a large chunk of the mountain would slide into the...
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Cosmology is at a tipping point – we may be on the verge of discovering new physics
For the past few years, a series of controversies have rocked the well-established field of cosmology. In a nutshell, the...
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Here’s why you should care about Litecoin — a cryptocurrency you’ve probably not even heard of
It's not the mosts famous coin, but it's one of the most impactful.
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Pharmaceutical impurities: the hidden dangers in your prescription pills
Pharmaceutical impurities pose risks to patient safety and drug efficacy.
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The Rise of the Science Sleuths
When an Alzheimer’s paper came under scrutiny, correcting the scientific record meant battling much bigger problems.
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The Decline of the U.S. Empire: What Will Happen Next?
Credit: Johan Galtung. The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping...
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Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? Here’s why it’s more complicated (and what you can do about it)
Two foods may have the same number of calories, but other food factors and your microbes influence which calories your...
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Ancient Impact Crater Discovered on Google Maps? A Casual Click Could Unlock a Cosmic Mystery
An unassuming Google Maps user might have found an ancient asteroid impact site hidden in the mountains of Canada.
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Astronomers Say the Elusive ‘Planet Nine’ May Be Found in Just A Year. How New Vera C. Rubin Observatory Could Change Everything
Astronomers have hunted for this planet since 2016. Could one more year of searching finally solve the mystery?
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