Pollen allergies are getting worse each year. Climate change and sexism are to blame
Are allergies getting worse? Yes -- and you can thank botanical sexism for that.
Is this the year European cities start banning cars?
The pandemic has brought substantial changes in how we see transportation. Big changes may be a'coming.
What are algorithms, and why we’d best get used to them
Algorithms aren't nearly as arcane as some make them to be.
What stochastic terrorism is and why the US may see more of it
It's not the type of terrorism we're used to, but we're starting to see more and more of it.
What Zombie deer disease really is, and how much of a threat it poses
A prion disease is now spreading through the US. Here's what you need to know.
These Nepalese climbers spent 47 days cleaning 2.2 tons of trash from Himalaya’s tallest peaks
Not even the world's tallest mountains are spared by our pollution.
Novel microscopy technique shows cell nucleus rotating
It moves in 3D.
Female monkeys use male “hired guns” to protect them from predators
You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
Researchers develop underwater WiFi
The internet of things is going deep -- deep underwater, that is.
We can stop thousands of tons of pollution from reaching the ocean — just by changing our laundry habits
It's a small change that can make a very big difference.
The bedrock under forests also affects carbon storage
Geology and biology, caught in a chemical dance.
A prolific French academic, author of hundreds of papers, doesn’t exist. She’s a form of protest
I'm always down for sticking it to the man a little.
Prehistoric tool found in puffin island rabbit hole
The island of Skokholm off the coast of Wales is well known for hosting thousands of puffins ever year. This...
White individuals tend to react positively when a Black person calls them “the N word”, but that’s not a reason to spew slurs
The word means different things in different contexts. It can be a racial slur, but it can also indicate a...
Our phones have their own microbial communities, just like us
You're never really alone; there's always a group of microbes along for the ride.
How much of our emissions come from agriculture?
The food on our plates is one of the main contributors to the ongoing climate crisis.
The oldest animal (that we know of) — and it’s not what you think
We're still not sure what the oldest animal on Earth is, but here are some potential contenders.
This is the first rib-eye steak that didn’t require killing an animal
Delicious and cruelty-free meat.
Radars reveal Viking burial mounds and hundreds of mysteries in Norway
Snow and ice helped researchers find many Viking structures -- but the mystery still deepens.
Why over 1 million people watched a cheater play chess
A bizarre story of cheating, chess, and popular uproar, became the most watched chess event in modern history.
Do the coronavirus vaccines work on variants? Here’s what we know so far
Things are encouraging, but there are also serious concerns.
Do COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? No, they don’t
According to researchers, there's no real reason for concern.
Six Ways Technology Is Changing Medical Practice
The future of healthcare is shaping up in front of our very eyes.
Timelapse reveals the hidden dance of roots — and how mutant plants do it differently
Turns out, watching plants grow is actually quite interesting.
Researchers track zipping solar particles all the way to the Sun
They swooshed from the Sun, but they left a track behind.
Trickle-down economics just doesn’t work, and this study shows it
Fifty years of tax cuts didn't really trickle down.
Want people to stop sharing fake news? Just make them reflect on what they’re sharing
Social media is riddled with misleading stories. Researchers are zooming in on ways to address that.
Artificial Intelligence can debate and it’s pretty good at it (but not as good as the best humans)
AI is ready to stop playing games and move on to other challenges.
Computation pioneers awarded ‘Nobel of Mathematics’
The two mathematicians are true pioneers in their fields.
Ancient lightning could have sparked life on Earth
Lightning -- and not meteorites -- may have seeded life on Earth.
Some mushrooms can squeeze through tiny spaces, but they need to make sacrifices
The fastest-growing mushrooms can't do it, just the more resilient ones.
Researchers have just taught cyborg brains how to play Pong
The mini-brains were able to learn how to play the game faster than an AI.
Urban development and climate change to trigger severe urban floods
Urban floods are about to become that much worse.
Cheap plastics could soon be turned into sustainable fabrics
We need as many ways to get rid of plastic as possible.
“What is a bird” — an entire museum captured inside a book
A rare mix of science and eye candy that will make you go "huh, I didn't know that" every other...
Ten years after the earthquake that caused the Fukushima disaster, both Japan and the world are still reeling
What have we learned since the 2011 tragedy?
The oldest meteorite ever found is older than the Earth itself
It's so ancient it could help us understand the building blocks of planets.
Genetic analysis of ancient massacre shows people were killed indiscriminately
It's a dark episode in human history.
Scythians weren’t the nomadic warriors many portray them as — they also settled down
The study helps combat romantic ideas about this ancient population.
The earliest coastal wall shows humans were battling sea level rise in the Neolithic era
This ancient village fought against the sea.
That ‘memory palace’ thing? It actually works, a new study finds
The method used on 'Sherlock' has actually been used since Roman times, with great success.
Otters maintain patches of healthy kelp forests even when surrounded by “urchin barrens”
Sea otters hadn't been seen on the North California Coast since the 1880s -- but they're back to help protect...
No body required: sea slugs can regenerate new bodies from their severed heads alone
It's unlike anything that's been seen before.
How many people need to get vaccinated for COVID-19 herd immunity?
While still far away, herd immunity is now at least in sight.
A deep look at carbon capture and storage (CCS) and its role in the climate crisis
CCS (or carbon capture and storage) is one of the terms that often pops up in the climate debate --...
Puppy paws on the walls: ancient house featured unusual decorations
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis found a 1,500 year-old-house in fantastic shape. Not only is the house excellently...
The invisible border that keeps vultures in Spain, not Portugal
"The Spanish-Portuguese border acts as a quasi-impermeable barrier", researchers note.
Climate change is making allergy season worse
Bad news for allergy sufferers: it's getting worse.
Atheists are just as ethical as believers, study shows — they just prioritize different things
Believers value group cohesion, while atheists focus on the effects of their actions.
Pirate attacks are more frequent in areas with harmful fishing practices
Yes, piracy is still a problem -- and it goes hand in hand with bad or illegal fishing practices.