Deadly heatwaves threaten economies too

More frequent and intense heatwaves are the most deadly form of extreme weather made worse by…

Working 24/7 to save baby manatee orphaned in Colombia

Last September, Tasajerito the manatee was found lost in a Colombian swamp, just three days old…

After Yellowstone, floodwaters near Montana's largest city

Floodwaters that rushed through Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities earlier this week moved through Montana’s…

Study of young adolescents suggests that intelligence is malleable

One in five students in the United States will not earn a high school diploma—and young…

The signals that make cells self-destruct

Most human hearts look nearly identical—muscle cells in the same places, blood vessel structures in the…

Researchers model accelerator magnets' history using machine learning approach

After a long day of work, you might feel tired or exhilarated. Either way, you are…

Diffuse optics for medical diagnostics: Progress toward standardization

Among the various optics-based tools used in diagnostics, diffuse optics (DO) is rapidly emerging as one…

Giant 'Sky Eye' telescope may have picked up alien signals, Chinese researchers say

Chinese researchers have found a signal that could be from alien civilizations, the country’s science ministry…

Co-existing mangrove-coral habitats have a new global classification system

On any given day between 2016 and 2019, Heather Stewart could be found snorkeling in between…

Quantum electrodynamics tested 100 times more accurately than ever

Using a newly developed technique, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) in…