Your face’s hot spots may reveal how well you are aging
Reading people’s faces can literally give you a hint of how they are feeling on the inside. Mapping the face’s […]
Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why
Extreme Climate Survey Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you
Some meteors leave trails lasting up to an hour. Now we may know why
To leave a lasting trail, meteors need to aim low. A new survey of shooting stars shows that meteors that
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
‘Turning to Stone’ paints rocks as storytellers and mentors
Turning to StoneMarcia BjornerudFlatiron Books, $28.99 Marcia Bjornerud sits in the basement of a soon-to-be-demolished building at Lawrence University in
Why mpox is a global health emergency — again
For the second time, the World Health Organization has declared that mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a global health emergency.
Astronauts actually get stuck in space all the time
Imagine going on a weeklong business trip and not coming home until the following year. That may be the situation
A new element on the periodic table might be within reach
To expand the periodic table, it might be time to go titanium. A new study lays the groundwork to expand
Zapping sand to create rock could help curb coastal erosion
Shorelines worldwide have always been vulnerable to coastal erosion, a phenomenon rendered more ominous by rising sea levels that accompany
A distant quasar may be zapping all galaxies around itself
One of the farthest known quasars seems to have shut down the creation of new stars in all the galaxies