This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka
The whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career. Sri Lanka’s marine biologist was on board a research vessel […]
Vaccines, fluoride, raw milk: How RFK Jr.’s views can shape public health
The announcement that President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the new head of the US
NASA’s Europa mission is a homecoming for a planetary astronomer
Planetary astronomer Bonnie Buratti remembers exactly where she was the first time she heard that Jupiter’s icy moon Europa might
Why this physicist is bringing thermodynamics into the quantum age
Imagine Victorian London, but its skies are filled with airplanes. Steam robots crowd the streets, mingling with people in hats
Exploiting a genetic trait in potatoes could cut fertilizer needs
Potatoes are the third most consumed food worldwide and a delicious snack. But modern farm potatoes require large amounts of
During an allergic reaction, some immune cells attack others
Some immune cells stab their cellular partners during allergic reactions. Mast cells, the immune system’s security patrols, can trigger allergic
The cataclysmic origin of most of Earth’s meteorites has been found
Most of Earth’s meteorites can be traced back to just a few collisions within the asteroid belt between Mars and
X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to
Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacterium that could help sink climate change
Stand back, ordinary ocean-dwelling, oxygen-releasing organisms: There’s a fat, green new mutant in town. And the mighty UTEX 3222 —
Scientists identify a long-sought byproduct of some drinking water treatments
Roughly a third of Americans may be exposed to a long-sought, newly identified breakdown product of some chlorine-based water treatments.