Technology
An Abandoned Arctic Military Base Just Spilled a Scientific...
During the Cold War, the US built a network of tunnels in the Greenland ice sheet. Sixty years later, the base has provided a critical...
Ticks and the Diseases They Carry Are Spreading. Can This...
A small study showed that feeding deer a type of ivermectin reduced the number of ticks drinking their blood. (Yes, it’s that ivermectin....
Almost All Research on the Mind Is in English. That’s a...
Language can shape how you think in subtle and profound ways. But most researchers only study English speakers.
Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Is Going to Be Pumped Into...
Japan’s plan to treat, dilute, and discharge the irradiated water used to cool Fukushima’s nuclear reactors is unpopular, but experts...
The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control...
By early 2024, a tablet called Opill will be sold in pharmacies without a prescription, making it easier for uninsured and young buyers...
Pure Oxygen Speeds Up Learning. Can It Help Stroke Survivors...
Relearning everyday tasks is difficult for people with brain trauma. These researchers want to know if combining physical therapy...
An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo
Millions of years ago, retroviruses invaded the human genome. Today some of these viral remnants threaten the developing embryo, while...
A Novel Type of Neural Network Comes to the Aid of Big...
The machine learning tool is helping physicists with the daunting challenge of analyzing large but nearly empty data sets, like those...
Why Songs Get Stuck in Your Head—and How to Stop Them
Maybe it’s a commercial jingle, a TikTok song, or a new summer bop. Here’s how to trick your brain into hitting pause.
The Snow Crab Vanishes
Over the past few years, billions of snow crabs have unexpectedly disappeared from the Bering Sea. What happens to the Indigenous...
