Iceland volcano eruption continues, but lava may spare evacuated town
Lava continues to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland that erupted late Monday, but local officials said Tuesday that…
Technology Is Secretly Stealing Your Time. Here’s How to Get It Back
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Technology is supposed…
Kākāpō Parrots Are Flightless, Adorable and Making a Comeback
Kākāpō are avid walkers, wandering on strong legs for miles at a time and hiking up mountains to find mates.…
How Analyzing Cosmic Nothing Might Explain Everything
Computational astrophysicist Alice Pisani put on a virtual-reality headset and stared out into the void—or rather a void, one of…
First Atlas of Every Mouse Brain Cell Could Improve Neuro Disease Treatments
December 18, 2023 3 min read Several research teams have created an atlas of the mouse brain. The map, which…
The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossroads
December 14, 2023 5 min read Mars Sample Return has always been an expensive, high-risk, high-reward project. But now, with…
Road Map for U.S. Particle Physics Wins Broad Approval
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. physicists have a bold new plan to “explore the quantum universe,” from the smallest bits of matter to…
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Freshwater Fish, Yet Most States Don’t Warn Residents
Bill Eisenman has always fished. “Growing up, we ate whatever we caught — catfish, carp, freshwater drum,” he said. “That…
Astronomers Spy First Star-Forming Disk beyond the Milky Way
Making stars is a messy business. Although the process takes far longer than any human life span, we’ve sufficiently studied…
Why scientists aren’t sold on an idea to pipe ocean water to the Great Salt Lake
As the Great Salt Lake shrinks and scientists fret about storms of toxic dust and its potential ecological collapse, Utah…