What happens to biodiversity when people abandoned farmland? Ecologist Gergana Daskalova is studying abandoned lands in her home country, Bulgaria to find out. Dan Charles hide caption toggle caption Dan…
Claudia Mayor is a loving mother whose three teenage sons are at the heart of a horrifying story that has appalled and divided Sweden.In the early spring of 2023, the…
For decades, editors at MIT Technology Review have set themselves the annual challenge of trying to predict which emerging technologies will be the most impactful that year. This year's list…
Depending on who you ask, farts are funny. Silly. Smelly. Rude. But could they also be useful ... for science? CSA-Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption CSA-Archive/Getty Images Depending on…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 67 confirmed human cases of the H5 bird flu since the 2024 outbreak began. Finley Delouche/Getty Images hide…
Night hikers standing in the Patuxent River State Park. The illuminated sheet behind them is lit by mercury vapor lamps, to attract moths. Duncan Coltharp hide caption toggle caption Duncan…
Chimpanzees in Monarto Safari Park South Australia. A new study finds that peeing is contagious among a group a captive chimps. Outback to Coast/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption Outback…
Bettymaya Foott/National Radio Astronomy Observatory Bettymaya Foott/National Radio Astronomy Observatory At the turn of the century, 3.8 million people banded together in a real-time search for aliens — with screensavers.…
A bright red drink with a lemon and a stainless steel straw. The petroleum-based dye known as Red No. 3 is found in candy, snacks, and juice beverages, among other…
As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation’s food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many officials on edge.From pet cats in…
