Science & environment

When ET calls, can we be sure we’re not being spoofed?

July 17, 2023

New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control

July 7, 2023

Portable sun-powered water harvester could combat water scarcity

July 6, 2023

After 15 years, pulsar timing yields evidence of cosmic gravitational wave background

June 28, 2023

An escape room for families teaches fundamentals of evolution

June 23, 2023

A jaw-dropping conundrum: Why do mammals have a stiff lower jaw?

June 23, 2023

Do hummingbirds drink alcohol? More often than you think.

June 22, 2023

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Rising groundwater threatens thousands of toxic sites in the Bay Area

June 20, 2023

Photosynthesis, key to life on Earth, starts with a single photon

June 16, 2023

Retooling the translation machine could expand the chemical repertoire of cells

June 13, 2023

Parker Solar Probe flies into the fast solar wind and finds its source

June 7, 2023

‘Climate Break’: A podcast focused on solutions to the climate crisis

May 30, 2023

Did dome-headed dinosaurs sport bristly headgear?

May 23, 2023

What did the earliest animals look like?

May 17, 2023

James Valentine, paleontologist who grappled with the origin of animal diversity, has died at 96

May 11, 2023

Deep sleep may mitigate Alzheimer’s memory loss, Berkeley research shows

May 3, 2023