Category: Science

Two researchers explore the evolutionary history of the appendix and its role in human health.

A single server smashed the pi world record, churning out 314 trillion digits in 110 days.

Garmin’s latest everyday smartwatch gets even more serious about fitness.

A project that found AI summaries are likely to majorly influence buying decisions raises interesting and potentially disturbing questions about how much we trust AI-generated

Earth’s shadow follows the planet as it orbits the sun. You can get a sense of its enormous, awe-inspiring size by seeing this silhouette cast

A glacier in Europe holds clues about the activities of pre-industrial people, but it’s melting fast.

Sørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears to hover above the Atlantic

The introduction of AI into mathematics represents a seismic shift in what it means to do math.

People quickly normalize extreme weather. Simple visuals highlighting abrupt change could help climate change break through our mental blind spots.

Microplastics that break off polystyrene food containers might prevent immune cells from fighting infections and clearing away dead cells, as well as reducing sperm counts

If you’re a hay fever sufferer, an air purifier may become your best friend this spring — but only if you use it right

A powerful “gamma-ray burst” has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown mini-galaxy leftover from an ancient cosmic crash. The

Early morning sunlight illuminates the western wall of this unnamed crater, leaving deep shadows on the ground and in the interior. The image was taken

The last time I covered the science of humanoid robots, the state of the art looked downright Orwellian — by which I mean, “four legs