Bitcoin’s beefy environmental costs are worse than those of gold or red meat production
It can be hard to notice the real-world impact of digital assets – but they can be immense.
Cutting-edge sonar technology helps to discover the wreck of a ship that tried to warn the Titanic of icebergs
The SS Mesaba met its end during World War I at the tip of a German torpedo.
Promising malaria vaccine candidate proves its worth in a Phase II trial with over 80% efficacy
We are well on our way towards ending malaria.
Algae-based microrobots can heal life-threatening bacterial pneumonia — in mice
Medicine is getting more and more sci-fi.
Horses, too, can suffer from loneliness — here’s how to keep them healthy
Horses are not meant to live alone, new research suggests.
India develops its own HPV vaccine — it’s effective and much cheaper than current alternatives
Countless families of modest means around the world can stand to benefit from this development.
Copper industry 3,000 years ago irreparably damaged natural ecosystems in the Timna Valley, Israel
The damage caused by firewood harvesters hasn't healed even today.
The magic of mushrooms might be just what some people need to give up alcohol abuse, a new study finds
Don't expect to see psychoactive mushrooms in any pharmacy soon, though.
Tidying up: New plastic material is biodegradable both in the ocean and on dry land
This brings us one step closer to an Earth without plastic pollution.
We’ve found the oldest drug wrappers ever: 3,500-year-old opium jugs from graves in Israel
Humans and opium have a long history together.
A burial cave untouched for 3,300 years was discovered by accident on Israel’s coast
This is a "once-in-a-lifetime" event.
Obesity drug halves risk of type 2 diabetes in clinical trial
This could revolutionize how we treat weight issues in patients who cannot exercise due to health concerns.
Wolves can show as much attachment to humans as dogs do, hinting at how they became domesticated
Wolves were readily suited for domestication by early humans, the research shows.
Most coastal cities are sinking faster than the sea level is rising and large parts may be submerged by 2030
This is much earlier than we assumed coastal cities would be having issues.
A new machine learning algorithm has learned how to look at a picture and recreate them as 3D objects
From materials science to medicine, such an algorithm can be very valuable for researchers.
One cup of tea a day could keep diabetes away — but 4 cups or more yield the best result
While we don't exactly know why yet, regularly drinking tea can help prevent type 2 diabetes -- and the more...
Shy albatrosses have higher chances of divorce, researchers surprisingly find
In bird love, it pays to be bold.
Chinese censors told to drown out posts about food and medicine shortages in the mostly-Uyghur province of Xinjian
Locals are chafing under a strict quarantine, and officials seem to want to keep it under wraps.
Perseverance finds organic material in rock samples from Mars
This isn't proof that Mars used to harbor life, but it does help support that hypothesis.