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Two new studies say the variability of Earth’s climate declined when glaciers...
Credit: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesThe climate just doesn’t swing like it used to. A pair of studies examining the prevailing temperatures found a marked decline in the long-term variability of Earth’s...
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The company's Falcon Heavy rocket is headed for Mars orbit, with CEO Elon...
Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla...
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Eating meat has been part of the human identity for 2.5 million years, but according to science, what exactly is meat? Read More: What Gives Meat Its Color?...
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Dinosaurs and influenza would seem to have nothing in common, but a powerful...
Credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesNon-avian dinosaurs and flu viruses would appear to share few, if any, characteristics. After all, one group consisted of large animals that...
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By injecting a new formulation of immunotherapy directly into tumors,...
Credit: Sagiv-Barfi et al., Science Translational MedicineThe human immune system is armed with specialized white blood cells — T cells, B cells, natural killer cells, and more — that target and kill...
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Researchers have developed the most advanced model of the universe, called...
Credit: IllustrisTNGWhat would you do if you had access to one of the most powerful high-performance computing systems in the world? A group of astrophysicists have used the Hazel Hen machine,...
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Called 2018 CB and 2018 CC, the paths of the two space rocks are being...
Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechTwo space rocks will make close flybys past Earth this week, but they pose no threat to our planet's safety. The two asteroids are called 2018 CB and 2018 CC, and they were...
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The tundra of Eurasia and North America contains twice as much mercury as the...
Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty ImagesWarming temperatures in the far north could thaw permafrost and release massive amounts of poisonous mercury into the environment. In a study published in the journal...
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Penn State researchers have developed a method for breaking down human waste...
Credit: NASAFuture astronauts may decide to eat their waste instead of tossing it out of the spacecraft. A new Pennsylvania State University project envisions how space voyagers can use microbes to...
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Observations of more than 200 hummingbirds highlight the evolutionary basis...
Credit: Paolo SegreHummingbirds are maneuverability specialists, so researchers studying the basic science underlying agility went to where there are a lot of these agile avians: sites in remote parts...
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Researchers grew hair follicles from mice using polydimethylsiloxane, which...
Credit: John Carey via Getty ImagesWould you like hair with that? A silicone compound added to deep-fryer oil may turn out to be a great host for growing hair, Japanese researchers report. Scientists...
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The collapse of rainforests during the Carboniferous period 300 million years...
Credit: Simon StalenhagIt is estimated that more than 150 acres of rainforest are lost each minute of every day, totaling some 78 million acres of loss annually. Should this current rate of tropical...
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As Mardi Gras festivities reach their peak, locals contend with the tens of...
Credit: Julie Dermansky/Corbis via Getty ImagesA recent discovery of tons of Mardi Gras beads clogging the New Orleans drainage system may boost efforts to recycle the trinkets. Yes, the good times...
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Using satellite data, researchers say sea levels could rise by half an inch a...
Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesLeaders in coastal cities from New York to Shanghai are debating how to handle rising sea waters. New research suggests they have less time than they think to make up...
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A new theory explains how the very same microbes exist on every continent,...
Credit: NASA/Getty ImagesIf you asked three people living in wildly different locations — on a beach in the Gulf of Mexico, on a wheat farm in the Russian steppes, or a high-rise apartment in Shanghai...
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A new study estimates the masses of the seven Earth-like planets, which...
Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechThe seven Earth-size planets around the distant star TRAPPIST-1 are "tugging" on each other as they travel around their parent star. By carefully observing those tugs,...
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Researchers have identified similarities in the brains of people who suffered...
Credit: PASIEKA via Getty ImagesWhen forensic scientists examine the brains of individuals who died from advanced Alzheimer’s disease, the pathology is obvious. The diseased brain is choked with...
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A single launch pumps a relatively small amount of emissions into the...
Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe first SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket soared towards Mars orbit last week. The cargo-lifting rocket was on a test flight that met most of its major objectives. The star...
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The President’s annual budget proposal, which requires Congressional...
Credit: NASANASA's 2019 budget request formalizes the agency's handover of human-spaceflight activities in low-Earth orbit to private industry, in favor of a shift toward the moon. The budget request,...
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Recent research shows that an athlete’s seemingly obsessive movements prior...
Credit: Clive Rose/Getty ImagesIf you’re watching the Winter Olympics this year, keep an eye out for a competitor’s quirks. Do they toe the starting line in a specific way? Do they make some...
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