Two supermoons in August mean double the stargazing fun

The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in…

Deep dive into Meta's algorithms shows that America's political polarization has no easy fix

The powerful algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram to deliver content to users have increasingly been…

A new millipede species is crawling under LA. It's blind, glassy and has 486 legs

The City of Angels, a metropolis of freeways and traffic, has a newly discovered species named…

Ocean currents vital for distributing heat could collapse by midcentury, study says

A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse by…

Get the 'forever chemicals' out of our drinking water

A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that nearly half of the drinking water…

Scientists unveil synergistic method for non-canonical amino acid synthesis

New chemistry, new enzymology. With a new method that merges the best of two worlds—the unique…

Are provocative social media posts an effective way for new businesses to engage audiences online?

Engaging an audience in the hyper-competitive world of online social media content is a big challenge…

Bangladesh major hub for tiger poaching: study

Bangladesh remains a major hub for the poaching of endangered tigers despite government claims of a…

N. Atlantic ocean temperature sets record high: US agency

On the heels of a new record high in the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic reached its…

Alarm as seawater heats up off Florida Keys, imperiling reef

Super-heated seawater off the Florida Keys has grown so perilous to the world’s third-largest barrier reef…