Science
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Most Astronauts Get ‘Space Headaches.’ Scientists Want to Know Why
Most Astronauts Get ‘Space Headaches.’ Scientists Want to Know Why Headaches are a common and recurring problem in space, even…
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Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death
Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and Death People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel…
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What Plant Migrations Tell Us about Ourselves
What Plant Migrations Tell Us about Ourselves New insights into why animals play, how to hunt an asteroid, and more…
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The Life and Gruesome Death of a Bog Man Revealed after 5,000 Years
Before he was bludgeoned to death and left in a Danish bog, an ancient individual now known as Vittrup Man…
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How Did an Aquarium Stingray Get Pregnant without a Mate?
February 18, 2024 3 min read Charlotte, a stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium, is taking a DIY approach…
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Why Do Birds Have Such Skinny Legs?
February 10, 2024 4 min read The songbirds in your backyard hop around on such itty-bitty legs. Here’s why bird…
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Why Does a Solar Eclipse Move West to East?
February 3, 2024 3 min read Here’s why the path of a solar eclipse travels in the opposite direction of…
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The Troubling Mysteries at the Heart of Nuclear Bombs
February 1, 2024 3 min read Plutonium-pit secrets, growing up in parallel universes, the strange aftermath of a fictional wildfire,…
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Pink Fairy Armadillos Have a Weird Double Skin Not Seen in Any Other Mammal
January 20, 2024 3 min read Pink fairy armadillos evolved a unique double skin millions of years ago as they…
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What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?
January 12, 2024 3 min read This week’s cold snap across the U.S. will be one of “the most impressive…
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