Science

The ghost, at long last, is actually in the machine: For the first time, scientists have created neutrinos in a particle collider.Those abundant yet enigmatic subatomic particles are…
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Women collecting water in Somalia, where millions are being affected by a severe droughtGiles Clarke for The New York Times via Getty Images Around 2 billion people…
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All hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly increased risk of breast cancer, including the increasingly popular progestogen-only pills, according to a study published on Tuesday.The…
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CLIMATEWIRE | The United Nations' latest climate assessment has upped the ante for energy policy in the United States, making it clear that rich nations need to cut their emissions more…
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THE Spine Challenger is a brutal race. It claws its way along the toughest 174 kilometres of the Pennines, the geological backbone of England, in the dead of…
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A plant-eating dinosaur that once grazed the greenery in what is today northwest China could hold the title of the longest neck ever known, according to a new analysis of its…
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Editor’s Note (3/21/23): The dangerous fungus Candida auris is spreading rapidly in hospitals and other health care facilities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on…
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Samples from the asteroid Ryugu contain uracil, one of the four building blocks of RNA, as well as niacin and other compounds that are important for living…
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A sample extracted from an asteroid far from Earth has confirmed that RNA nucleobases can be found in space rocks.Analysis of dust ferried home from asteroid Ryugu has been found to…
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Think of the worst invasive species you know. Kudzu: smothering trees and houses, growing a foot a day. Burmese pythons: stripping the Everglades of small animals. Asian carp: hoovering…
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