Something weird is happening to Earth’s inner core
Something strange is happening at Earth’s center. Decades of earthquake data show that Earth’s inner core has been rotating slower […]
Federally unprotected streams contribute most of the water to U.S. rivers
The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in
The odds of developing long COVID dropped as the coronavirus evolved
As new varieties of the coronavirus took center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic, the odds of developing long COVID dropped.
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may be less than 200 years old
Jupiter’s signature feature — its Great Red Spot — might not be the same dark spot seen on the giant
4 questions about the uranium needed for next-generation nuclear reactors
Nuclear power of the future is going to need fuel. That has governments, energy companies and nuclear engineers clamoring to
The world has water problems. This book has solutions
The Last DropTim SmedleyPicador, $29.99 A journalist and a farmer visit three fields with different styles of cultivation — conventional,
How to stay healthy during the COVID-19 summertime surge
A summer wave of COVID-19 is rising. “There’s clearly a bump,” says William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt
A planet needs to start with a lot of water to become like Earth
In planet formation, as in poker, you have to play the hand you’re dealt. If an Earthlike planet is the
Jurassic Park inspires a new way to store DNA data
Sometimes science fiction does inspire science research. À la Jurassic Park’s entombed mosquito, scientists have developed a method to store
Landfills belch toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into the air
What’s dumped into a landfill is supposed to stay there, but a new study finds that toxic “forever chemicals” are