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  • As Heat Records Fall, How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body?

    The biggest risks aren’t always the biggest numbers on the thermometer – humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize.

  • A New, Thin-Lensed Telescope Design Could Far Surpass James Webb

  • Does Turning the Air Conditioning Off When You’re Not Home Actually Save Energy?

  • Not All Repellents Are Equal – Here’s How to Avoid Mosquito Bites This Summer

  • Woman Spends 500 Days Alone in Cave: How Extreme Isolation Alters Sense of Time

  • Fire Danger in the Western United States’ High Mountains Is Intensifying:

    Fires here can affect meltwater timing and water quality, worsen erosion that triggers mudslides, and much more, as two scientists explain.

  • How Better Pollen Forecasts Could Help With Allergy Season

  • How Do Superconductors Work? A Physicist Explains

  • Why the Ethics of Octopus Farming Is So Troubling

  • Why Rain on Snow in the California Mountains Worries Scientists

  • Turkey Earthquake Video Shows Buildings Collapsing Like Pancakes: Here’s Why

    When the February 6, 2023, earthquake struck in Turkey, many poorly constructed buildings suffered a "pancake mode" collapse, videos show. An expert explains why.

  • 2022’s US Climate Disasters: A Tale of Too Much Rain – & Too Little

  • Bad Hangovers? Why Genetics, Personality & Coping Mechanisms Can Make a Difference

  • Nuclear Fusion: How Scientists Can Turn Latest Breakthrough Into New Clean Power Source

  • Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic Is Hotter, Rainier & Wetter, Study Finds

  • Measles: Why the World Health Organization Has Declared It an ‘Imminent Global Threat’

  • Shorter Days Affect the Mood of Millions: How to Avoid the Winter Blues

  • Fatherhood Changes Men’s Brains, According to Before-&-After MRI Scans

  • Scientists Discover 5 New Species of Black Corals Living Near Great Barrier Reef

  • Why Some Like It Hot: The Science of Spiciness

    Human attraction to spicy food makes us an anomaly amongst mammals. Chilli is one of the most popular spices in our cuisines, but how the affinity for chilli appeared is a mystery.

  • What Is RSV? 5 Questions About Respiratory Syncytial Virus Answered

  • How You Can Help Protect Sharks – & What Doesn’t Work

  • Etienne Klein: French Scientist Posts Picture of Chorizo on Twitter

  • James Webb Space Telescope: Chorizo Slice Is Stand-In for Distant Star

  • Here’s Why Monarch Butterflies Are Now an Endangered Species

    The iconic monarch butterfly has been added to the Red List of endangered species, but hasn’t received protection in the US yet. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

  • How the James Webb Space Telescope Helps the Search for Alien Life

  • James Webb Space Telescope: Astronomer Reveals Details About How It Works

  • What Is Monkeypox? 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

  • Sagittarius A*: See the First Photo of a Black Hole in the Milky Way

  • New Study Suggests Video Games Boost Intelligence in Children

    A big study accounting for genes and socioeconomic background suggests that video games actually cause children’s intelligence to grow.