Category: Science

We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool

Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they’re made

The Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on July 25 — the first when the moon passed between it and

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes known for explosive eruptions and intense earthquakes.

The National Park Service has announced another ancient shark discovery at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The latest find, named Macadens olsoni, had a unique curved

Studies show the populations of most North American shorebirds are declining. But the American oystercatcher found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts is a success

A study of more than 2,100 people ages 60 to 79 found that an intensive two-year program of mental and physical activities, along with a

A bright moon will make it hard to see the Perseid meteor shower in mid-August, but one night this week offers a decent chance of

Seeing sick-looking faces in virtual reality triggers brain circuit changes related to threat detection and boosts activity of certain immune cells.

Drone footage from Norway shows killer whales using a highly coordinated and cooperative hunting technique to catch herring.

A new study underscores a known link between planned C-sections and the risk of ALL, a childhood cancer. But overall, the risk is still very

A new study suggests that recalling the context in which a memory was made can help to restore the memory after it has started to

In 2024, an odd outbreak of THC intoxication hit more than 80 people in Wisconsin after a pizzeria accidentally used oil infused with the psychoactive

A new mouse study of spatial memory suggests that the brain’s representation of places “drifts” over time.