As human activity transforms the atmosphere, flowers are changing their colors. A study published in Current Biology this month found that the ultraviolet (UV) pigmentation of...
Did you know that nearly 30% of adults do, or will, suffer from a sleep condition at some point in their life? Anyone who has experienced...
A recent fossil discovery could overturn the way scientists think about shark evolution. Sharks are different from other large fish like salmon or tuna in that...
Antarctica and Greenland’s ice sheets are currently melting at a pace consistent with worst-case-scenario predictions for sea level rise, with serious consequences for coastal communities and...
If you thought 2020 couldn’t get any more dramatic, think again. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) predicts that an asteroid with a 0.41 percent...
By Monica Gandhi Masks slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing how much infected people spray the virus into the environment around them when they cough...
Scientists have discovered and diagnosed the first instance of malignant cancer in a dinosaur, and they did so by using modern medical techniques. They published their...