The cause of the recent uptick in radiation is unknown, but speculation about another catastrophe at Chernobyl is hyperbolic.
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Every astrobiologist wants to find an alien. But the public should be skeptical when the “aliens” look like tiny humans.
Linguistic laws are remarkably versatile and have applications in ecology, microbiology, epidemiology, demographics, and geography.
Some scientists believe that DMT could revolutionize the treatment of depression.
When we try to recreate simpler versions of natural ecosystems, we invariably make mistakes, argues author and biologist Rob Dunn.
In the early 20th century, a young biochemist named Alexander Oparin set out to connect “the world of the living” to “the world of the dead.”
A toxicological study shows that the victims of human sacrifice consumed coca leaves and ayahuasca before they were killed, but not for reasons we originally thought.
Aliens are often portrayed in popular culture as humanoid. But in reality, intelligent extraterrestrials might take far stranger forms.
The site will be the first working example of a geological disposal facility.
Decades of Alzheimer’s research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.
These clocks burn powdered incense along a pre-measured paths, each representing a different amount of time.
Driving Teslas and planting trees are nice, but methane reduction, industrial efficiency, carbon removal, and a moderate carbon tax are the most efficient ways to fight climate change.
Whether or not life exists elsewhere in the Universe, we can be assured of one thing: We are the only human beings in the cosmos.
Here’s how to appreciate them from a distance.
Sometimes, new combinations of preexisting things revolutionize life.
Livestock now outweighs wild mammals and birds ten-fold.
From gene expression to protein design, large language models are creating a suite of powerful genomic tools.
If you see life as only a source of suffering and misery, why bring anyone else into that? This belief, called anti-natalism, is on the rise.
The secret may lie in an old idiom: “Sleep on it.”
Life finds a way — in this case, by smelling like death.
Passing chunks of ice can fertilize ocean waters and play a role in the planet’s carbon cycle.
In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.
When boredom creeps in, many of us turn to social media. But that may be preventing us from reaching a transformative level of boredom.
Caffeine does something, but it’s not clear exactly what.
Engineers borrowed the maple tree’s “helicopter” to design tiny, flying microchips, which perform various tasks while in whirling free fall.
On the menu: stews, cheese, and fermented drinks.
All human development, from large cities to small towns, shines light into the night sky.