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The science of why video evidence can mess with our brain
26 January 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Why can people watch the same video footage and see different things? Neuroscience can help explain
Why freezing rain can be so much more dangerous than snow
26 January 2026 @ 5:26 pm
Freezing rain can cause ice to accumulate on tree branches and power lines and thus poses a greater risk than snow
Smallpox eradication champion William Foege dies at age 89
26 January 2026 @ 4:45 pm
A leader in the global fight against smallpox and a champion of vaccine science, William Foege died last Saturday
JWST unveils most intricate map yet of cosmic dark matter
26 January 2026 @ 4:10 pm
Astronomers puzzled out minuscule distortions in images of faraway galaxies taken by JWST in order to chart the invisible
Why does orange juice taste bad after you brush your teeth?
26 January 2026 @ 12:00 pm
There’s a scientific reason your OJ tastes funny after you brush your teeth
NASA readies for Artemis II mission, AI-powered speech gives stroke patients hope, and researchers discover oldest cave art ever
26 January 2026 @ 11:00 am
What’s on the road to the launch of NASA’s Artemis II, how scientists are using artificial intelligence to help stroke patients speak, and what an Indonesian cave art discovery says about early human migration
Babies who attend daycare share 'good' germs, too
25 January 2026 @ 1:00 pm
Socializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity in children’s microbiomes, according to an analysis of baby-to-baby transmission of gut bacteria
Quantum physicists just supersized Schrödinger’s cat
25 January 2026 @ 12:00 pm
A record-breaking experiment shows that a cluster of thousands of atoms can act like a wave as well as a particle
Want to live longer? The tiniest of lifestyle changes can dramatically boost longevity
25 January 2026 @ 11:00 am
New research suggests that getting even just a few more minutes of sleep and exercise and eating an extra cup of vegetables every day can significantly boost longevity
Back from the dead, a black hole is erupting after a 100-million-year hiatus
24 January 2026 @ 1:00 pm
Radio images captured this “cosmic volcano” being reborn at the heart of the galaxy J1007+3540