Skyscrapers don’t just reshape a city’s skyline; they may also shape the sky itself. Nighttime satellite observations show that 44 major U.S. cities have more cloud cover over their urban areas than over
Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology with an emphasis in biotechnology from the University of
The data your smartwatch already collects could soon help flag an early warning sign for type 2 diabetes. Hidden in the patterns of heart rate, sleep and daily activity captured by everyday wearables
During hot weather, daily activities such as walking and gardening can become dangerous. Such obstructive heat has become much more common around the world, researchers report March 10 in Environmental Research: Health. Using
It was a typical Florida story. In January 2014, Missy Williams stood at the edge of a park-and-fly in Dania Beach near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. She watched the boundary where a chain-link
It’s well established that when cats fall, they’re able to land perfectly most of the time, nimbly maneuvering to right themselves before they hit the ground. Now, researchers at Japan’s Yamaguchi University have
Happy Pi Day! March 14 is the date that otherwise rational people celebrate this irrational number, because 3/14 contains the first three digits of pi. And hey, pi deserves a day. By definition,
On March 6, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare officially granted conditional and time-limited marketing authorization to two regenerative medical products derived from reprogrammed iPS cells, marking exactly 20 years since the
A brain repair kit that helps yaks and other animals naturally cope with low oxygen levels at high altitudes may point to a new way to treat brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
A handful of tiny molecules circulating in the blood may help identify which older adults are most likely to survive the next two years, researchers report February 24 in Aging Cell. In a
