Fans may not keep the elderly cool during heat waves
Blowing air from an electric fan alone isn’t enough to cool older adults who are suffocating indoors in a heat […]
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
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
Slow proteins may support aging and chronic disease
As we age, our bodies slow down – not only in how we move, but also at the cellular level,
How did dark matter form the universe? This physicist has ideas
At the age of 12, Tracy Slatyer felt sorry for a book. She read a newspaper article about how many
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 —
Major archeology discoveries of 2024 include the preserved brain and a lost city
Grizzly details about ancient child sacrifice, a map of a lost city in the Amazon and the answer to a
Using AI, historians trace how astronomical ideas spread in the 16th century
Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun to trace the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe in the
This light-based engineer’s computers take inspiration from the brain
Bhavin Shastri still gets excited when he sees a laser pointer and has been fascinated by them since he was
Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are expanding rapidly
People are flocking to the threshold of nature and the territory of fire. Homes built where human development meets undeveloped