Technology

How Weathered Rocks Can Lessen Climate Change

Rocks can pull carbon out of the air more inexpensively than machines. But can t...

The Language of Astronomy Is Needlessly Violent and Ina...

Astronomy is beautiful and elegant. The language we use to describe its processe...

Real Climate Solutions Will Take Real Leadership

As we careen on a climate catastrophe, the COP28 conference has witnessed world ...

Did Neurons Evolve Twice?

Tracing the history of the earliest animals offers clues to whether the birth of...

The Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership

Dogs are good for you, science says. 

Are Russia and China Teaming Up to Control the Arctic?

Worried Pentagon officials are resetting U.S. Arctic policy and training in resp...

Scientists Finally Invent Heat-Controlling Circuitry Th...

A new thermal transistor can control heat as precisely as an electrical transist...

Stop Asking If the Universe Is a Computer Simulation

We will never know if we live in a computer simulation; here is a more interesti...

See-Through Wood Is Stronger Than Plastic and Tougher T...

Transparent wood material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated w...

Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk

Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides st...

The Science of 2024's Epic Solar Eclipse, the Last for ...

Unique studies of gravity waves, atmospheric holes and dazzling coronal displays...

Stars Don't Slow Down with Age like Astronomers Thought

Middle-aged stars hit cruise control, stifling their magnetic fields and resisti...

Heat-Related Death of Postal Worker Leads to Controvers...

OSHA says the U.S. Postal Service failed to teach mail carriers about heat safety

What's Missing from the Emoji Animal Kingdom?

In the digital age, some scientists argue the emojisphere should better represen...

Ancient Indigenous 'Songlines' Match Long-Sunken Landsc...

Researchers have found ancient watering holes long ago buried by rising seas. Th...

The Curious Joy of Being Wrong

Cultivating intellectual humility can offer individual and social benefits, a ps...

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