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Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.
Yet 80 percent of respondents want to reduce their risk of dementia.
Thomas Baldwin’s Airopaidia (1786) includes the earliest sketches of the earth from a balloon.
Participation in community science programs has skyrocketed during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Turns out chitin is quite useful when you need a wrench.
The attack on the Capitol forces us to confront an existential question about privacy.
A new agricultural revolution could forever change the planet.
Across the world, wildlife is under severe threat.
Recent research shows that brain teasers don’t make you smarter and don’t belong in job interviews because they don’t reflect real-world problems.
Buildings don’t have to be permanent — modular construction can make them modifiable and relocatable.
A new study suggests that an old tuberculosis vaccine may reduce the severity of coronavirus cases.
Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy?
A series of recent studies found that people with healthy levels of vitamin D were less likely to contract COVID-19 and suffer severe complications from it.
Singapore has approved the sale of a lab-grown meat product in an effort to secure its food supplies against disease and climate change.
Parenting could be a distraction from what mattered most to him: his writing.
A new study says that it could be centuries before millions of the classic toys submerged in the Earth’s seas disintegrate.
One study says reduce red meat consumption; another says enjoy. Which should we believe?
Nuclear weapons, whale sharks, and how to use both to make eco-tourism more sustainable.
Imagine Heraclitus spending an afternoon down by the river…
On the list of animals at risk are several endangered species.
An experiment in Botswana suggests a non-lethal deterrent for predatory lions.
An open letter predicts that a massive wall of rock is about to plunge into Barry Arm Fjord in Alaska.
Let’s talk about swans. All swans are birds or, more specifically, waterfowl. They are large and sport long, slender necks. They migrate south for the winter, traveling in that eye-catching […]
The few seconds of nuclear explosion opening shots in Godzilla alone required more than 6.5 times the entire budget of the monster movie they ended up in.
Project to map global ‘species richness’ highlights the variety of biodiversity itself
It’s one of the nation’s worst oil spills on record.
Let’s not kid ourselves: Coral reefs are in serious danger. But numerous ambitious projects are underway with the goal of keeping these ecosystems alive.
Scientists have found evidence of hot springs near sites where ancient hominids settled, long before the control of fire.