HIV and illegal drugs are a bad mix. This scientist found an unexpected reason why
It was like a Ph.D. student Dionna Williams realized fundamental flaws in the way medical science treats people who have […]
Radio waves emanating from Starlink satellites darken the cosmos
While SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are enabling Internet access and mobile communications around the globe, they are also posing a threat
Why was Hurricane Helene so devastating?
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do
Brain-controlled bionic limbs are getting closer to reality
The word “bionic” conjures up sci-fi visions of humans grown to superhuman levels. It is true that engineering advances such
X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to
There is a new term for trying to master the wind
Wind ownership is available. As an unpaid intern at an energy company in England, Emilia Groupp spent two years creating
An mRNA vaccine protected mice against the deadly gut bacteria C. difficile
Clostridioides difficile is an extremely nasty intestinal bug, with few effective treatments and no approved vaccines. But the same technology
Some fleas do not poop for weeks. This keeps their pools clean
Some tadpoles do not poop in the first weeks of their lives. At least, this is the case for Eiffinger’s
Storms ignite a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays
Above the cloud tops, storms blow with a complex and frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view from a
What causes rivers to suddenly change course?
Displacement is in the nature of a river. But when a river breaks from its channel and carves a new