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Why does spicy food make you sweat? A neuroscientist breaks it down
The body isn’t in actual harm, but it responds as if it is.
Why is my cat scratching furniture? The answer might surprise you
Scientists identify a surprising link between this feline behavior and emotional closeness.
Astronomers discover a quirky star with a surprisingly galactic feature
So few stars of this type have been observed so far.
Heat dome: The United States is baking under this powerful weather phenomenon
Heat domes typically persist for several days in any location, but they can last longer.
Heat dome: The United States is baking under this powerful weather phenomenon
Heat domes typically persist for several days in any location, but they can last longer.
Look: 10 jaw-dropping images reveal nature running wild in cities
Fancy seeing you here!
1.8 billion people face once-in-a-century flooding, study reveals
A shocking number of people globally are at risk of floods.
5 years ago, the director of Parasite made his most unsettling sci-fi movie
Bong Joon-ho’s Netflix classic is a powerful reminder about how film can change the world.
Artificial photosynthesis can grow plants without light — and may solve a planetary dilemma
Plus: Robotic limbs can feel real.
The best post-apocalypse movie of the century reveals a dark debate over humanity’s future
Climate doom is a serious threat in both science fiction and real life.
Historic Yellowstone flooding and more: Understand the world through 8 images
Watch: These bats can memorize your phone ringtone, and it might help them hunt
Frog-eating bats have impressive long term memory.
Yellowstone flooding: 10 images capture the extent of destruction
It will likely take some time to rebuild the damaged areas.
8 rare species thought to be extinct that actually aren't
Weird, wacky, and way more resilient than we give them credit for.
NASA CAPSTONE launch plans and more: Understand the world through 7 images
Climate change and air pollution are wrecking children’s health, a landmark review reveals
The research leaves no doubt about the devastating threat of climate change and air pollution to children.
NASA loses 2 cyclone-tracking satellites after launch company Astra rocket fails
Plus: A sensor hopes to remove the stink from Boston’s transit elevators.
An iconic American endangered species is at the heart of a political war in Wisconsin
The state’s wolf population is determined by political volleying, with each side of the debate seeking easy answers.
Marine scientists are getting to the bottom of why some big fish dive deep, deep down
Some of the ocean’s biggest predators dive way down into the cold, dark depths.
Look: Scientists map Antarctic ocean depths in incredible detail
New images provide an unprecedented view of the most remote ocean in the world.
Look: 10 jaw-dropping images reveal nature running wild in cities
Fancy seeing you here!
1.8 billion people face once-in-a-century flooding, study reveals
A shocking number of people globally are at risk of floods.
The best post-apocalypse movie of the century reveals a dark debate over humanity’s future
Climate doom is a serious threat in both science fiction and real life.
Climate change and air pollution are wrecking children’s health, a landmark review reveals
The research leaves no doubt about the devastating threat of climate change and air pollution to children.
The zaniest sci-fi movie on Netflix reveals a real way to manipulate the weather
Can you really control the weather? Here's what an expert has to say.
Watch: Superworms snacking on styrofoam could be the solution to the world's trash problem
Simply delicious!
Scientists were baffled by this fruit's quirky biology — but indigenous people knew the answer for centuries
Researchers are still catching up to traditional Indigenous knowledge when it comes to classifying plant species.
Planting trees isn’t enough. Here’s why we need tiny man-made forests.
Mini-forests could be a key to climate adaptation.
The best dinosaur show of the decade is based on ancient clues and fossils
Buried in our fossil record lies clues to the lives of prehistoric animals, including, yes, dinosaurs.
Can hummingbirds survive climate change? Scientists say it's complicated
New climate change research could spell bad news for hummingbirds.
Pollution is responsible for one in six deaths each year — and it’s getting worse
It's a sobering finding, but scientists hope it will serve as a wake-up call.
Study: Being close to nature reduces the risk of stroke
Air pollution, unsurprisingly, increases it.
Can restaurant menus help diners choose climate-friendly meals?
Two key fixes could seriously reduce greenhouse gas emissions when eating out.
A massive societal problem for humans is also harming animals
Studying wealth inequality in the animal kingdom could help us understand evolution.
How one architect’s radical ideas about nature changed American cities forever
Frederick Law Olmsted would have been 200 years old today — his legacy endures.
Look: 8 animals will flourish thanks to the largest wildlife corridor in the world
The project will break ground on Earth Day.
Ancient peoples
NASA launches CAPSTONE and more: Understand the world through 8 images
200,000 years ago, ancient humans developed language — what did they say?
Early modern humans probably talked about many of the same things we talk about.
You need to play the riskiest Assassin’s Creed ever on Xbox Game Pass ASAP
Origins turns back to clock to when The Brotherhood and Cleopatra were born.
Ancient Roman man lived in agony before Vesuvius eruption killed him — DNA analysis
His death in the volcanic eruption may have been a relief.
Astronomers discover a quirky star with a surprisingly galactic feature
So few stars of this type have been observed so far.
Why Jupiter Is One Of the Webb Telescope's First Targets
Webb's science mission starts close to home.
NASA launches CAPSTONE and more: Understand the world through 8 images
These 5 objects could be Webb's full-color first images
NASA recently dropped some hints, and here’s what we know so far.
Behold! Curiosity discovers Martian rocks contain an essential ingredient of life
Mars may be more like some areas of Earth than we think.
Webb Telescope will take aim at one of Hubble's most iconic targets
Webb will stare into the Hubble Deep Field and unearth our universe's infancy.
NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission Is On Its Way to the Moon
CAPSTONE is about the size of a microwave oven, but it’s blazing a trail for Artemis and NASA’s next crewed space station.
JWST will unlock the mysteries of these 7 peculiar exoplanets
Virgin Orbit targets June launch window for U.S. Space Force collaboration
"Straight Up" is Virgin Orbit's next collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense.
NASA found the crash site of the rocket booster that hit the Moon in March
The crater could help identify the (probably Chinese) rocket.
NASA mission to an ancient mini-planet in our Solar System suffers major setback
NASA's Psyche mission will not launch this year.
Artificial photosynthesis can grow plants without light — and may solve a planetary dilemma
Plus: Robotic limbs can feel real.
Astronomers spot a galaxy “supercluster” almost as old as the Big Bang
It’s gigantic and over twelve billion light years away.
NASA lit 1,500 fires on the International Space Station — and discovered something new
Non-premixed flames are those where the fuel and the oxidizer remain separate before reaction, or ignition, like a candle flame.
The Webb Telescope is already exceeding NASA’s expectations
Here’s how the JWST has performed ahead of our first official photos in July.
New molecules found on a nearby asteroid could reveal the origins of life
Japanese researchers recently announced that Ryugu carries strains of no less than 20 different amino acids — the building blocks of life itself!
Animals
Why is my cat scratching furniture? The answer might surprise you
Scientists identify a surprising link between this feline behavior and emotional closeness.
Look: 10 jaw-dropping images reveal nature running wild in cities
Fancy seeing you here!
Letting your cat go outside could spread “life-threatening” parasites — new research
Rabies has also been linked to outdoor cats.
Reptile longevity is even more complex than we imagined — study
Reptiles and amphibians can teach us how to live long lives without getting old.
Why does spicy food make you sweat? A neuroscientist breaks it down
The body isn’t in actual harm, but it responds as if it is.
Why is my cat scratching furniture? The answer might surprise you
Scientists identify a surprising link between this feline behavior and emotional closeness.
Astronomers discover a quirky star with a surprisingly galactic feature
So few stars of this type have been observed so far.
Heat dome: The United States is baking under this powerful weather phenomenon
Heat domes typically persist for several days in any location, but they can last longer.
Why Jupiter Is One Of the Webb Telescope's First Targets
Webb's science mission starts close to home.
The Large Hadron Collider restarts next week — here's what it's hunting for
Here's what you need to know.
NASA launches CAPSTONE and more: Understand the world through 8 images
These 5 objects could be Webb's full-color first images
NASA recently dropped some hints, and here’s what we know so far.
This "city killer" asteroid won't hit Earth after all
An asteroid seemed to be headed our way — but it turns out we're in no danger.
Behold! Curiosity discovers Martian rocks contain an essential ingredient of life
Mars may be more like some areas of Earth than we think.
Webb Telescope will take aim at one of Hubble's most iconic targets
Webb will stare into the Hubble Deep Field and unearth our universe's infancy.
NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission Is On Its Way to the Moon
CAPSTONE is about the size of a microwave oven, but it’s blazing a trail for Artemis and NASA’s next crewed space station.
JWST will unlock the mysteries of these 7 peculiar exoplanets
Cosmic rays could erase evidence of past life on Mars
Amino acids don't last long near the Martian surface.
1.8 billion people face once-in-a-century flooding, study reveals
A shocking number of people globally are at risk of floods.
Galaxy Cluster Abell 1351 shows off its gravitational lens
It’s nature’s giant telescope.
