The hairs’ microstructure and shape help keep vision clear from liquid droplets Eyelashes help propel droplets of water away from the eye, as shown in this composite image. ” data-medium-file=”https:/...
These are the 5 most popular Science News stories of 2024 Brain imaging data show small everyday changes in brain activity in a single person (green and yellow colors). After a dose of psilocybin, act...
In some parts of the rural United States, accessing in-person health care can feel impossible. Local emergency rooms and specialists might be nonexistent, and a trip to the clinic can take hours. Tele...
Excerpt from the December 21, 1974 & December 28, 1974 issue of Science News This image of the star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion was taken in 2009 by the European Southern Observatory’s Very ...
Women with early breast cancer who opted to wait and see fared as well as those who had surgery Breast cancer surgeon Shelley Hwang and colleagues have data that suggest that with active monitoring, i...
Each year we dedicate the final issue of Science News to reviewing the big stories in science, technology and medicine. And each year, I marvel at the many significant news events and research discove...
Noteworthy findings include jumbo black hole jets, an ultrapetite frog and more Bits of rock in Antarctica suggest an asteroid disintegrated over the icy continent roughly 2.5 million years ago. ” dat...
A machine learning algorithm identified the top five flavor notes in 16 whiskies A whisky drinker savors the spirit’s scent at Glenkinchie distillery in Edinburgh. New machine learning algorithms may ...
Older adults are especially vulnerable to health harms from exposure to the cold People make their way through a major winter storm in New York City. The cold-related death rate has grown from 1999 to...
The bead breaks down into molecules similar to sugars and amino acids Newly-developed microbeads that break down in water could replace plastic ones used as exfoliants in skin cleansers. Alex Potemkin...
The future of U.S. space exploration and NASA-funded science is up in the air as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to office. “There’s just so many question marks,” says political scient...
Scientists used the sticky stuff to peel away sheets of diamond less than a micrometer thick Sticky tape can peel a diamond film off a silicon wafer. The edge of the wafer is first cut (illustrated on...
