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Why this year’s climate conditions helped Hurricane Beryl smash records

Hurricane Beryl, the Atlantic Ocean’s first hurricane in 2024, began roaring across the Caribbean in late June,...

A bizarre video of eyeballs confirms our pupils shrink with age

Time takes its toll on the eyes. Now a funky, Hitchcockian video of 64 eyeballs, all rolling...

The Hunt for the Most Efficient Heat Pump in the World

Outside a 100-year-old house on the edge of the Peak District in northern England, a heat pump’s...

Sexist Myths Are a Danger to Health

In 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration made an unprecedented recommendation, advising that women should receive...

Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs

Cultivated meat firm Upside Foods has cut its workforce as the industry continues to struggle with bans...

A stellar explosion may add a temporary ‘new star’ to the night sky this summer

Keep your eyes on the night sky this summer, scanning for the constellation Corona Borealis, and if...

How powdered rock could help slow climate change

On a banana plantation in rural Australia, a second-generation farming family spreads crushed volcanic rock between rows...

Climate Change Has Fried Earth So Badly Trees Won’t Save You Today—But I Will

The deadliest environmental threat to city dwellers worldwide isn’t earthquakes, tornadoes, flooding, or fire. It’s heat. By...

Not Everyone Loses Weight on Ozempic

Danielle Rosas had tried all the usual avenues to lose weight—modifying her diet, increasing her exercise—but the...

Cryptographers Are Discovering New Rules for Quantum Encryption

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Say you want to send a private message,...

AI is coming to medicine, but it’s got a lot to learn

Nancy Shute is editor in chief of Science News Media Group. Previously, she was an editor...

The US Wants to Integrate the Commercial Space Industry With Its Military to Prevent Cyber Attacks

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.The US military recently launched a...
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