Carbon-dating teeth suggests two large mammal species roamed northeastern Brazil 3,500 years ago In what is now northeastern Brazil, large mammals (some illustrated) may have roamed as recently as 3,5...
This is episode 2 of The Deep End. Listen to more episodes here. Depression can affect not just the mind, but the body, too. Inner experiences of mental struggles are private. But in this episode, Jon...
BOSTON — The official theme of the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held February 13–15, is “Science Shaping Tomorrow.” The unofficial theme is “uncertainty.” With t...
Pamela Canaday loves her job. For the last 20 years, she has been supporting biomedical research labs at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland by running flow cytometry, a test that helps res...
New video shows how coming-of-age mushroom coral polyps migrate from reef to blue depths This coral polyp lives as a loner and can even — very slowly — walk. Without legs. New video reveals details of...
After decades of drought, recent storms added only 25 percent of the water lost since 2006 Despite more than a dozen atmospheric rivers pummeling California with epic rainfall early in 2023, drought-r...
Zebras and giraffes offer one another protection without food competition In the wild, zebras and giraffes can frequently be found traveling together. The two species may offer protection to each othe...
Norovirus has been top of mind for many this winter: Everybody seems to know somebody that’s been temporarily felled by the winter vomiting bug. The anecdotal sense that norovirus is everywhere has be...
The disease is one of the most lethal cancers and can be hard to diagnose Like iconic video game gobbler Pac-Man chows down on ghosts, specialized pancreatic cancer proteins munch through tissue. A ne...
Possible agricultural applications include facilitating grafting or preserving cut plant material A plant cutting in a petri dish flourished when treated with a bacterial cellulose patch (bottom). The...
Such high-energy neutrinos could offer insight into the universe’s most cataclysmic phenomena In February 2023, a muon zoomed through the forest of underwater cables in a KM3NeT telescope. As the muon...
