Tag: Environment

Plants are just trying to reproduce; immune systems are just trying to keep us safe

Perspective and subtle motion allows us to peek over the moon’s edge and into its far side

Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans.

Two medical devices that mechanically pump blood to the heart have caused hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths

Scientists say extreme temperatures that reached 119 degrees Fahrenheit and killed at least 100 people in parts of West Africa would only occur every 200 years in the absence of climate change

Melba Phillips co-authored a paper with J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1935 that proved important in the development of nuclear physics. Later she became an outspoken critic of nuclear weapons

Fossilized vertebrae that were found in an Indian coal mine belonged to a gigantic and previously unknown snake species

Can you assign a size to every object? The surprising answer is no

A new report finds that AI matches or outperforms people at tasks such as competitive math and reading comprehension

Facing budgetary pressure for its Mars Sample Return program, NASA has turned to private industry for ideas—perhaps with one specific company in mind