COVID vaccines saved at least 140,000 lives as of early May
The vast majority of current COVID hospitalizations and deaths are among unvaccinated people.
Archaeologists find best-preserved human remains in Pompeii
The remains of the former slave turned high-ranking priest are so well preserved they retained white hair and even a...
Aspirin could become a potential treatment against breast cancer
The cheap and iconic drug could improve chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.
Our cities are making mammals bigger
Credit: Pixabay. City-dwelling mammals have grown both larger and heavier than their rural counterparts over the last 80 years. According...
With Delta surging, it’s time to talk about upgrading masks
Cloth masks just don't cut it anymore.
Scientists calculate Pi down to 62.8 trillion digits, set new record
That's a bit overkill.
How your labrador’s yellow coat may shed secrets about canine evolution
Hundreds of dog breeds share five distinct coat patterns, whose genes originated more than two million years ago in the...
“Harmonic surprise”: the secret sauce of chart-topping music
There's a reason why hit songs for every decade sound so different.
Bronze artifact indicates Romans threw enemies to the lions across their empire, even as far as Britain
It's the first evidence of an execution by wild animals in Roman Britain.
Scientists engineer ‘daddy shortlegs’ to better understand spiders
Though not technically spiders, the daddy longlegs genome could be key to understanding arachnid evolution.
World’s largest battery manufacturer bets big on sodium-ion batteries
They're much cheaper and environmentally friendly than lithium-ion batteries.
Apes signal ‘hello’ and ‘farewell’ when starting and exiting social interactions
Our closest living relatives on the tree of life may also exhibit complex social cues that are paramount to joint...
Moderna is better than Pfizer against the Delta variant
Fully vaccinated people can still get infected with SARS-CoV-2, but their risk of hospitalization and death is very low.
Strongest glass in the world can scratch diamonds
AM-III also works as a semiconductor, allowing it to transfer electrical current.
Permanent hearing loss may not be so permanent after all — in mice, for now
In the future, it may be able to regenerate hair cells that restore hearing through drug therapies and gene editing.
How global warming causes both extreme heat and cold weather
Extreme heat and cold may arise from the same underlying mechanisms, with global warming as the common denominator.
High cholesterol drug could reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection by 70%
The licensed drug treats high cholesterol in the blood and may also work in treating COVID-19 patients.
Gruesome horde of thousands of animal bones leftovers from hyenas, including those from humans, found in Saudi Arabia
Researchers found gnaw marks on most of the bones pointing to striped hyenas.
People who harbor conspiracy theories are willing to get the vaccine — as long as their friends do, too
It only works for those who have a somewhat conspiracy mindset. Those with entrenched views are less likely to get...
Machu Picchu is even older than we thought
The stone palace may have been in use from 1420 to 1530.
Why do dogs wag their tails? Your pet is trying to communicate
Most people think dogs wag their tails when they're happy. But that's not entirely true at all.
Oldest example of applied geometry found in 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet
The tablet shows that ancient Babylonians used Pythagorean triples to survey plots of land a thousand years before Pythagoras was...
Scientists turn water into shiny metal
No alchemy involved -- just clever science.
Cheap material could help convert waste heat into electricity
More than 65% of the energy we use is wasted as heat.
Not so picky and coy after all: Female animals also have mating contests. They’re just more subtle than males
The effect of sexual selection on females has been largely ignored in favor of the more pronounced and obvious effect...
Most baby turtles in the oceans have plastic in their guts. ‘It’s an evolutionary trap,’ scientists say
The impact on their health is unclear but it can’t be too good.
Earth’s rotational slowdown may have led to life as we know it
The transition towards longer days may have allowed cyanobacteria enough breathing room to produce enough oxygen to dramatically and forever...
Five new sports you can see at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. What you need to know
Four new sports are making their debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games, while baseball and softball are making a comeback.
Difficulties hearing speech over noise? That may be an early sign of dementia, new study says
New evidence that hearing impairment significantly contributes to the risk of dementia.
Some cockatoos started raiding trash bins in Australia. Then, they taught their friends how
They're like the raccoons of the bird kingdom.
Astronomers find moon-forming disk around exoplanet
The revolving disk holds enough matter to seed three moons the size of Earth's.
Bands of chimps attacked and killed gorillas. It’s the first time we’ve witnessed anything like this
Chimps formed coalitions and attacked gorilla families close to their territory, killing two gorilla infants in the process.
Sharks have spiral-like intestines that resemble one of Nikola Tesla’s inventions
This complex structure may explain how sharks can go weeks without a meal.
Iconic photos of Earth taken by Apollo astronauts, digitally restored and in full glory
Some of the most iconic images of Earth from space have been brought to new light.
Self-healing material could one day automatically repair broken phone screens in seconds
Scientists in India have made a new class of crystalline material with self-healing properties.
Scientists make the world’s thinnest magnet. It’s just one atom thick
The new material is one millionth the thickness of a single sheet of paper.
Wild pigs cause as much carbon emissions as one million cars
Wild pig populations have bred out of control. We're now suffering the environmental consequences.
Jeff Bezos reaches space, makes it back in one piece
“Best day ever,” Bezos said after landing.
Living close to woodland helps children’s mental health and development
More evidence that exposure to nature supports mental and emotional development.
Astronomers capture rare image of black hole plasma jet for the second time
Big or small, all black holes may be the same.
What are the average colors of the world? Data science offers a creative answer
Earth's color palette in a series of creative maps.
Devastating floods in western Europe exceed even worst climate change predictions
The new climate normal is frightening.
Computer implant translates paralyzed man’s brain activity directly into words and sentences
Brain waves that normally control the patient's vocal tract have been converted into entire sentences on a computer screen.
Derinkuyu: the ancient underground city, once home to 20,000 people
The maze-like underground city resembles an ant colony.
Is the Easter Island population collapse just a myth? These scientists think so
Did we get the Easter Island collapse all wrong?
Scientists discover algae with three sexes
The research could help scientists understand how different sexes evolved in the first place.
Changes in moon’s ‘wobble’ could cause record floods in 2030
The moon wobbles in roughly 18-year cycles like a rocking ship as it orbits Earth. Next cycle could exacerbate rising...
Just 25 mega-cities generate half of the world’s urban CO2 emissions
Our cities need to set more ambitious climate targets otherwise they may become urban ovens.
Flu vaccine may protect against severe COVID-19
Those who had a flu shot were 20% less likely to end up in the ICU compared to patients who...
Puppies understand human gestures from an early age with no training unlike wolf pups
Dogs and humans have formed a special bond after more than 14,000 years of co-evolving together.