Science & Health: Space, Medicine, Climate Change And Humans

This ‘Exotic Stellar Peacock’ May Open the Door To a Realm of Physics Only Ever Glimpsed

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

This ‘Exotic Stellar Peacock’ May Open the Door To a Realm of Physics Only Ever Glimpsed

Peter Tuthill

How Much Do Our Genes Restrict Free Will?

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

How Much Do Our Genes Restrict Free Will?

Hannah Critchlow

Record-Breaking Bird Just Flew Nonstop From Alaska to New Zealand

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

Record-Breaking Bird Just Flew Nonstop From Alaska to New Zealand

George Dvorsky

From a Tiger Hugging a Tree to Pallas’ Cats Frolicking, These Are This Year’s Top Nature Photos

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

From a Tiger Hugging a Tree to Pallas’ Cats Frolicking, These Are This Year’s Top Nature Photos

Dharna Noor

Astronomers Observe Star Being ‘Spaghettified’ by a Supermassive Black Hole

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

Astronomers Observe Star Being ‘Spaghettified’ by a Supermassive Black Hole

George Dvorsky

Apple Is Cutting Out an Obvious Source of E-Waste

Gaming

2 weeks ago

Apple Is Cutting Out an Obvious Source of E-Waste

Brian Kahn

Eli Lilly Pauses Covid-19 Antibody Trial Over Safety Concerns

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

Eli Lilly Pauses Covid-19 Antibody Trial Over Safety Concerns

Ed Cara

PG&E Is Under Investigation for Starting a Deadly Wildfire — Again

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

PG&E Is Under Investigation for Starting a Deadly Wildfire — Again

Dharna Noor

Johnson & Johnson Pauses Coronavirus Vaccine Trials After ‘Unexplained Illness’ in Volunteer

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

Johnson & Johnson Pauses Coronavirus Vaccine Trials After ‘Unexplained Illness’ in Volunteer

Ed Cara

What Amy Coney Barrett Would Mean for the Youth Climate Case

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

What Amy Coney Barrett Would Mean for the Youth Climate Case

Dharna Noor

The Fascinating Story Behind the Longest Known Prehistoric Journey

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

The Fascinating Story Behind the Longest Known Prehistoric Journey

Matthew Robert Bennett and Sally Christine Reynolds

How to Choose the Best Disposable Face Mask for the Environment

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

How to Choose the Best Disposable Face Mask for the Environment

Gizmodo International

Do Social Media Algorithms Erode Our Ability to Make Decisions Freely?

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

Do Social Media Algorithms Erode Our Ability to Make Decisions Freely?

Lewis Mitchell and James Bagrow

What Are You Thinking About as You Fall to Earth?

Entertainment

2 weeks ago

What Are You Thinking About as You Fall to Earth?

Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Pandemic Was Even Deadlier Than We Thought This Autumn and Winter

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

The Pandemic Was Even Deadlier Than We Thought This Autumn and Winter

Ed Cara

After More Than a Year on the Ice, the Biggest Arctic Research Mission Is Complete

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

After More Than a Year on the Ice, the Biggest Arctic Research Mission Is Complete

Dharna Noor

The Atlantic Ocean Hasn’t Been This Hot in at Least 2,900 Years

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

The Atlantic Ocean Hasn’t Been This Hot in at Least 2,900 Years

Brian Kahn

Coronavirus Has Killed Nearly 10,000 Minks in Utah

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

Coronavirus Has Killed Nearly 10,000 Minks in Utah

Ed Cara

An AI Analysis of 500,000 Studies Shows How We Can End World Hunger

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

An AI Analysis of 500,000 Studies Shows How We Can End World Hunger

Brian Kahn

Telehealth Has More to Offer Than Just Video and Phone Consultations

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

Telehealth Has More to Offer Than Just Video and Phone Consultations

Centaine Snoswell, Anthony Smith, Emma E Thomas, Helen Haydon & Liam Caffery

COVID-19 Could Survive on the Surface Of Your Phone for Almost a Month

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

COVID-19 Could Survive on the Surface Of Your Phone for Almost a Month

Alex Kidman

NASA Announces Delay of SpaceX Crew-1 Launch to ISS, Citing Issues With Falcon 9 Rocket

Science & Health

2 weeks ago

NASA Announces Delay of SpaceX Crew-1 Launch to ISS, Citing Issues With Falcon 9 Rocket

Jody Serrano

Hurricane-Ravaged Louisiana Just Can’t Catch a Break

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Hurricane-Ravaged Louisiana Just Can’t Catch a Break

Alyse Stanley

Scientists Used AI to Create a Hyper Detailed 3D Map of Stars, Galaxies, and Quasars

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Scientists Used AI to Create a Hyper Detailed 3D Map of Stars, Galaxies, and Quasars

George Dvorsky

New Research Shows the Major Benefits of Giving Money to People Experiencing Homelessness

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

New Research Shows the Major Benefits of Giving Money to People Experiencing Homelessness

Ed Cara

New Polling Shows U.S. Voters Want to Hold Big Oil’s Feet to the Fire

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

New Polling Shows U.S. Voters Want to Hold Big Oil’s Feet to the Fire

Dharna Noor

Ants Construct Ingenious Contraption to Keep Themselves From Drowning

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Ants Construct Ingenious Contraption to Keep Themselves From Drowning

George Dvorsky

These Plastic Objects Can Talk to Computers Without Electronics or Batteries

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

These Plastic Objects Can Talk to Computers Without Electronics or Batteries

Andrew Liszewski

A Caterpillar With Vomit-Inducing Poison Fur Is Taking Over Virginia

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

A Caterpillar With Vomit-Inducing Poison Fur Is Taking Over Virginia

Brian Kahn

Meet the Virginia Doctor Running for U.S. Congress in the Year of Covid-19

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Meet the Virginia Doctor Running for U.S. Congress in the Year of Covid-19

Ed Cara

We Might Not Be Able to Understand Free Will With Science, Here’s Why

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

We Might Not Be Able to Understand Free Will With Science, Here’s Why

Daniel Stoljar

It Was Growing Rainforests That Killed Off Southeast Asia’s Giant Hyenas and Other Megafauna

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

It Was Growing Rainforests That Killed Off Southeast Asia’s Giant Hyenas and Other Megafauna

Julien Louys and Patrick Roberts

What is CRISPR, the Gene Editing Technology That Won the Chemistry Nobel Prize?

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

What is CRISPR, the Gene Editing Technology That Won the Chemistry Nobel Prize?

Dimitri Perrin

Fact Check: Here’s the Deal With Trump’s Antibody Cocktail and Fetal Cells

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Fact Check: Here’s the Deal With Trump’s Antibody Cocktail and Fetal Cells

Tom McKay and Shoshana Wodinsky

Hurricane Delta Is Heading for the Petrochemical Hub That Hurricane Laura Hit Six Weeks Ago

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Hurricane Delta Is Heading for the Petrochemical Hub That Hurricane Laura Hit Six Weeks Ago

Dharna Noor

Facebook Ads Are Giving Climate Deniers a Lifeline

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Facebook Ads Are Giving Climate Deniers a Lifeline

Shoshana Wodinsky

The Department of Agriculture Killed 1.2 Million Wild Animals Last Year

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

The Department of Agriculture Killed 1.2 Million Wild Animals Last Year

Dharna Noor

These Semi-Aquatic Mice Are as Fascinating as They Are Adorable

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

These Semi-Aquatic Mice Are as Fascinating as They Are Adorable

George Dvorsky

Exxon Just Got Dethroned as the Top U.S. Energy Company

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Exxon Just Got Dethroned as the Top U.S. Energy Company

Dharna Noor

How to Do the ‘Cat Smile’ and Make Cats Fall in Love With You

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

How to Do the ‘Cat Smile’ and Make Cats Fall in Love With You

Ed Cara

Democrats Need Unlearn Everything They Think They Know About Climate Change

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Democrats Need Unlearn Everything They Think They Know About Climate Change

Brian Kahn

Grímsvötn: Iceland’s Most Active Volcano May Be About To Erupt

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Grímsvötn: Iceland’s Most Active Volcano May Be About To Erupt

Dave McGarvie

How Threatened ‘Seafood’ Species Slip Through the Law and Onto Your Plate

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

How Threatened ‘Seafood’ Species Slip Through the Law and Onto Your Plate

Leslie Roberson and Carissa Klein

Explained: 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Trailblazing Work on Black Holes

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Explained: 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Trailblazing Work on Black Holes

Gaurav Khanna

There Are 3 Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Victoria, Should We Be Worried?

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

There Are 3 Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Victoria, Should We Be Worried?

Michelle Wille and Stacey Lynch

Russian Design for a Reusable Rocket Sure Looks Familiar

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Russian Design for a Reusable Rocket Sure Looks Familiar

George Dvorsky

Did the Coronavirus Plan the U.S. Vice Presidential Debate?

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Did the Coronavirus Plan the U.S. Vice Presidential Debate?

Ed Cara

These 24 Planets Might Be Better Places to Live Than Earth, Astrobiologists Say

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

These 24 Planets Might Be Better Places to Live Than Earth, Astrobiologists Say

George Dvorsky

Climate Change and Bad Planning Caused California’s Rolling Blackouts

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Climate Change and Bad Planning Caused California’s Rolling Blackouts

Dharna Noor

Gene-Editing CRISPR Pioneers Get a Well-Deserved Nobel Prize

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Gene-Editing CRISPR Pioneers Get a Well-Deserved Nobel Prize

Ed Cara

All Hail 747, Your Hefty Fat Bear Champion of 2020

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

All Hail 747, Your Hefty Fat Bear Champion of 2020

Catie Keck

We Estimate There Are Up To 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics on the Seafloor

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

We Estimate There Are Up To 14 Million Tonnes of Microplastics on the Seafloor

Britta Denise Hardesty and Chris Wilcox and Justine Barrett

The Budget Assumes a COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes Available Next Year, But Is This Feasible?

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

The Budget Assumes a COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes Available Next Year, But Is This Feasible?

Holly Seale

This Year’s Hole in the Ozone Is Twice the Size of the U.S.

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

This Year’s Hole in the Ozone Is Twice the Size of the U.S.

Dharna Noor

Hundreds of Dead Animals Washing Up on a Beach Is Russia’s Latest ‘Ecological Catastrophe’

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Hundreds of Dead Animals Washing Up on a Beach Is Russia’s Latest ‘Ecological Catastrophe’

Dharna Noor

Wounded Orcas Off Spanish Coast Could Be Attacking Boats in Retaliation

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Wounded Orcas Off Spanish Coast Could Be Attacking Boats in Retaliation

George Dvorsky

Beirut Blast Ranks Among History’s Most Powerful Accidental Explosions

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Beirut Blast Ranks Among History’s Most Powerful Accidental Explosions

George Dvorsky

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Hurricane Delta Is Picking Up Steam

Brian Kahn

The 2020 Budget Reveals Australia Won’t Charge For Space Launches… Yet

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

The 2020 Budget Reveals Australia Won’t Charge For Space Launches… Yet

Tegan Jones

The Government is Spending $25 Million on Women in STEM Cadetships

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

The Government is Spending $25 Million on Women in STEM Cadetships

Tegan Jones

We Discovered a Missing Gene Fragment That’s Shedding New Light on How Males Develop

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

We Discovered a Missing Gene Fragment That’s Shedding New Light on How Males Develop

Peter Koopman

Do Twitter Bots Spread Vaccine Misinformation? Research Shows It’s Not That Simple

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Do Twitter Bots Spread Vaccine Misinformation? Research Shows It’s Not That Simple

Adam Dunn

What Happens If You Breathe Pure Oxygen?

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

What Happens If You Breathe Pure Oxygen?

Mark Lynch

What is Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome, the Condition Affecting Some COVID-19 Survivors?

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

What is Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome, the Condition Affecting Some COVID-19 Survivors?

Michael Musker

There’s A Bold New Shitter Headed For The International Space Station

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

There’s A Bold New Shitter Headed For The International Space Station

Jason Torchinsky

California Has Its First ‘Gigafire’ in Modern History

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

California Has Its First ‘Gigafire’ in Modern History

Brian Kahn

Tasmanian Devils Are Back On Australia’s Mainland for the First Time in 3,000 Years

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Tasmanian Devils Are Back On Australia’s Mainland for the First Time in 3,000 Years

Brian Kahn

40% of the Amazon Is on the Brink of Transitioning to Savanna

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

40% of the Amazon Is on the Brink of Transitioning to Savanna

Dharna Noor

CDC Finally Acknowledges That Covid-19 Can Be Airborne

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

CDC Finally Acknowledges That Covid-19 Can Be Airborne

Rose Pastore

Exxon’s Leaked Five-Year Plan Is a Climate Disaster

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Exxon’s Leaked Five-Year Plan Is a Climate Disaster

Dharna Noor

Trump Returning to White House to Possibly Infect Remaining Allies

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Trump Returning to White House to Possibly Infect Remaining Allies

Tom McKay

Trump’s Flunkies Told CDC to Alter Report on Covid-19 Risk to Children: Report

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Trump’s Flunkies Told CDC to Alter Report on Covid-19 Risk to Children: Report

Tom McKay

Early Humans Were Using Fire 300,000 Years Ago to Forge Superior Stone Tools

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Early Humans Were Using Fire 300,000 Years Ago to Forge Superior Stone Tools

George Dvorsky

Scientists Have Created a Laser Scanner That Can See Through Fog

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Scientists Have Created a Laser Scanner That Can See Through Fog

Andrew Liszewski

Discoverers of Hepatitis C Awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Discoverers of Hepatitis C Awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine

George Dvorsky

Putting Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the Day On My Homescreen Finally Convinced Me to Use a Widget

Gadgets

3 weeks ago

Putting Nasa’s Astronomy Picture of the Day On My Homescreen Finally Convinced Me to Use a Widget

Andrew Liszewski

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Nails the Planetary Problems But Misses the Political Ones

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Nails the Planetary Problems But Misses the Political Ones

Dharna Noor

Oh God, These Things Have a ‘Slaughter Phase’

Science & Health

3 weeks ago

Oh God, These Things Have a ‘Slaughter Phase’

Alyse Stanley

Preserved Brain Tissue Found in Victim of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption, Scientists Report

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Preserved Brain Tissue Found in Victim of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption, Scientists Report

George Dvorsky

This Is What Happens When Science and Compassion Become Disposable

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

This Is What Happens When Science and Compassion Become Disposable

Brian Kahn

Many Big-Brained Birds Have Human-Like Lifespans — but Why?

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Many Big-Brained Birds Have Human-Like Lifespans — but Why?

Jake Buehler

Coronavirus: How the Pharma Industry is Changing to Produce a Vaccine on Time

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Coronavirus: How the Pharma Industry is Changing to Produce a Vaccine on Time

Beatrice Melinek and Stephen Morris

The Maliwawa Figures are a Previously Undescribed Rock Art Style Found in Western Arnhem Land

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

The Maliwawa Figures are a Previously Undescribed Rock Art Style Found in Western Arnhem Land

Paul S.C.Taçon and Sally K. May

How Our Imaginations Can Help Decide Earth’s Future

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

How Our Imaginations Can Help Decide Earth’s Future

The Conversation

Biodiversity: Where the World is Making Progress and Where It’s Not

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Biodiversity: Where the World is Making Progress and Where It’s Not

Tom Oliver

Why Frogs Love To Lay Their Eggs In Elephant Footprints

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Why Frogs Love To Lay Their Eggs In Elephant Footprints

George Dvorsky

Melting Antarctic Ice Exposes 800-Year-Old Penguins That Still Look Fresh

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Melting Antarctic Ice Exposes 800-Year-Old Penguins That Still Look Fresh

George Dvorsky

Black Hole From the Beginning of Time Has Galaxies Caught in Its ‘Spider Web’

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Black Hole From the Beginning of Time Has Galaxies Caught in Its ‘Spider Web’

George Dvorsky

Coal Baron Who Fought to Weaken Black Lung Protections Files for Black Lung Benefits

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Coal Baron Who Fought to Weaken Black Lung Protections Files for Black Lung Benefits

Brian Kahn

The Trump Administration Hid Polar Bear Research That Could Threaten Its Plan to Drill the Arctic

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

The Trump Administration Hid Polar Bear Research That Could Threaten Its Plan to Drill the Arctic

Dharna Noor

Woman With Rare Skull Condition Leaked Spinal Fluid After Covid-19 Nasal Swab, Doctors Say

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Woman With Rare Skull Condition Leaked Spinal Fluid After Covid-19 Nasal Swab, Doctors Say

Ed Cara

Could Our Entire Reality Be Part of a Simulation Created by Some Other Beings?

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Could Our Entire Reality Be Part of a Simulation Created by Some Other Beings?

Sam Baron

Microsoft’s Windows XP Leak Would Be Less of an Issue, If So Many Didn’t Use It

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Microsoft’s Windows XP Leak Would Be Less of an Issue, If So Many Didn’t Use It

Brianna O'Shea and Paul Haskell-Dowland

Buried Lakes of Salty Water on Mars May Provide Conditions for Life

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Buried Lakes of Salty Water on Mars May Provide Conditions for Life

Graziella Caprarelli

A COVID-19 Vaccine May Come Without a Needle, the Latest Vaccine to Protect Without Jabbing

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

A COVID-19 Vaccine May Come Without a Needle, the Latest Vaccine to Protect Without Jabbing

Vasso Apostolopoulos and Maja Husaric and Maximilian de Courten

Ford Surprises Charitable Lawn-Mower With A Replacement For His 530,000 KM 2012 Ford Edge

Cars

4 weeks ago

Ford Surprises Charitable Lawn-Mower With A Replacement For His 530,000 KM 2012 Ford Edge

Justin T. Westbrook

No Evidence That Hydroxychloroquine Can Prevent Covid-19, Concludes New Study

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

No Evidence That Hydroxychloroquine Can Prevent Covid-19, Concludes New Study

Ed Cara

The First Dinosaur Feather Ever Found Is Still Controversial

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

The First Dinosaur Feather Ever Found Is Still Controversial

George Dvorsky

We Can Use Less Energy and Still Have Good Lives

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

We Can Use Less Energy and Still Have Good Lives

Dharna Noor

Greenland Faces a Century of Unprecedented Ice Loss

Science & Health

4 weeks ago

Greenland Faces a Century of Unprecedented Ice Loss

Brian Kahn

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