How many people need to get vaccinated for COVID-19 herd immunity?
While still far away, herd immunity is now at least in sight.
A deep look at carbon capture and storage (CCS) and its role in the climate crisis
CCS (or carbon capture and storage) is one of the terms that often pops up in the climate debate --...
Puppy paws on the walls: ancient house featured unusual decorations
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis found a 1,500 year-old-house in fantastic shape. Not only is the house excellently...
The invisible border that keeps vultures in Spain, not Portugal
"The Spanish-Portuguese border acts as a quasi-impermeable barrier", researchers note.
The meat industry is freaking out over plant-based meat. They should
When the meat industry suffers, the environment wins -- and so does our health.
Climate change is making allergy season worse
Bad news for allergy sufferers: it's getting worse.
Atheists are just as ethical as believers, study shows — they just prioritize different things
Believers value group cohesion, while atheists focus on the effects of their actions.
Pirate attacks are more frequent in areas with harmful fishing practices
Yes, piracy is still a problem -- and it goes hand in hand with bad or illegal fishing practices.
The longest known exposure photograph ever was captured using a beer can
It has an exposure time of 8 years.
Climate change brings multiple threats for European forests
The same is likely true for forests all around the world.
Australia’s oldest cave painting is 17,000-year-old kangaroo art
I mean, what else could it be?
Microbial earthly life could survive on Mars, at least for a time
Human visitors to Mars could bring along numerous microscopic colonizers. That's both good and bad.
Quartz in ancient bird stomach sheds new light on what it would have eaten
A bizzare, never-before-seen form of preservation could shed new light on a primeval type of bird.
Boys who play video games seem to have lower depression risk — but not girls
The relationship between video games and mental health is more complex than you thought.
Russian researchers want to study ancient viruses from the Siberian permafrost
A former Soviet bioware lab is investigating ancient permafrost viruses.
Trillions of cicadas emerge once in 17 years. This is that year
Things are about to get crowded.
Norway’s stave churches are much older than thought
The emblematic Norwegian stave churches are being measured using new technology.
The rich really do get richer, study shows. Here’s why
It's all about taking risks: you don't need to take them when you're rich.
Animal coronaviruses are roaming much more than we thought
A new study suggests our troubles with coronaviruses may only be beginning.
After 18 million mRNA vaccinations, allergic shocks remain exceedingly rare
Just 66 cases of anaphylaxis (0.0003%) were reported. All but one happened in the first 11 minutes. None were fatal.