A medieval remedy could offer ideas for beating antibiotic resistance
The 10th century treatment called Bald’s eyesalve attacks microbes in multiple ways. Molecule mixtures from it may inspire modern medicine.
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In the wake of the flood, could Nepal avert the next disaster?
Gaps in early warning systems and community preparedness contributed to the high death toll from Nepal’s debris flow.
‘We’re rapidly running out of time’: 7 of Earth’s 9 life support systems already breached, and the situation is getting worse, report warns
Earth’s life-support systems are in peril — and they’re getting worse — but although the window for action is closing, we still have a chance
Remarkably preserved feathered dinosaur discovered in China reveals new secrets of flying predator evolution
An artist’s reconstruction of what the newly described bird-like dinosaur (Norellraptor barsboldi) would have looked like. (Image credit: Mr. Zhao Chuang) A predatory bird-like dinosaur
Africa’s oldest known defensive wall outside Egypt discovered, and it’s 4,000 years old
The largest defensive wall at Oued Beht. Archaeologists think its base was constructed about 4,000 years ago. (Image credit: G. Lucarini, Oued Beht Archaeological Project) Archaeologists
‘The Deep End’ podcast is back to explore what makes your voice yours
Season 2 follows people losing their ability to speak — and the AI and brain implants helping them find their voices again.
Towering ‘sponge’ dome in Brazil is the secret source of nearby hot springs
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil [-17.788739460, -48.70589106] What’s in the photo? A giant, sponge-like dome towering above its surroundings Which satellite
The super El Niño could cause torrential rainstorms. Americans may need to stock up on food to prepare, experts say.
Researchers have warned all summer that this year’s El Niño could be record-breaking and fuel extreme weather across the globe. Earlier this month, the U.K.
Newly discovered iron minerals might hold primordial water from when Earth formed
Newly discovered iron minerals could be the missing link in how water is stored in the deepest parts of Earth’s mantle and transported to the
‘It is something we must know before we go where no man has gone before’: Readers react to NASA’s Roman telescope mission
Moving toward Lagrange point L2 around a million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to begin its
Battersea Shield: A 2,000-year-old Celtic shield that may have been ‘sacrificed’ in a ritual in the River Thames
The Battersea Shield was pulled out of the River Thames in 1857. (Image credit: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) QUICK FACTS Name:
Mathematicians Harness Randomness To Crack a 55-Year-Old Conjecture
The late Ronald Graham wore two hats. He was a renowned mathematician, at one time president of the American Mathematical Society. He was also a
Space Station View of Earth at Night
This nighttime view of the United States, dotted with city lights looking toward New York City (center), was taken at approximately 3:40 a.m. local time
‘Listen, father!’: 1,700-year-old tomb discovered in Egypt contains a poem in ancient Greek and spells to protect the dead
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 1,700-year-old limestone tomb with a rare poem inscribed on it in ancient Greek, likely from a son lamenting his