Student Loan Debt Takes a Toll on a Vulnerable Population's Mental Health
Many young adults, facing the largest student loan burden in history, report depression, anxiety and an overhanging sense of dread
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Penguin Chicks Are Dying Off as Antarctic Sea Ice Disappears
Record-low sea ice caused Emperor Penguin chicks to die across Antarctica last year. This year could be just as bad -
Evidence Undermines 'Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria' Claims
Fears of “social contagion,” used to support anti-transgender legislation, are not supported by science -
Student Loan Debt Takes a Toll on a Vulnerable Population's Mental Health
Many young adults, facing the largest student loan burden in history, report depression, anxiety and an overhanging sense of dread -
Do Blue-Light Glasses Help with Eyestrain?
An analysis of previous trials suggests blue-light-filtering lenses may not reduce eyestrain or sleep problems -
The Hot Secret behind a Deep-Sea 'Octopus Garden'
Thousands of usually solitary octopuses gather to brood eggs in a special spot off California -
Tropical Forests May Be Getting Too Hot for Photosynthesis
When trees get too hot, energy production in their leaves breaks down -
Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Touchdown on the Moon
The successful lunar landing of the Chandrayaan-3 mission makes India only the fourth country to achieve the feat -
Some Surprising Places Are at Risk of Devastating Urban Wildfires like Maui's
Hundreds of communities across the U.S.—many in unexpected places—are at risk from an urban wildfire like the one that tore through the Hawaiian town of Lahaina -
How a Color-Changing Hogfish Knows whether Its Skin Is White, Brown or Polka-Dotted
A hogfish may provide the first example of a vertebrate with specialized light-detecting cells that reside outside the central nervous system -
No One Studied Menstrual Product Absorbency Realistically until Now
A new study reveals the absorbency of pads, tampons and other menstrual products is significantly different than labels suggest -
Turtle Shells Record Nuclear History
Minuscule amounts of uranium detected in the shells of turtles point to a new way to track such materials’ impacts on people and ecosystems -
Worm Brains, Decoded like Never Before, Could Shed Light on Our Own Mind
One of the most in-depth catalogs of an animal’s brain-body connections ever compiled ties neural activity to roundworm behavior -
Americans Have Breathed More Wildfire Smoke in Eight Months Than in Entire Years
Smoke from wildfires that have been exacerbated by climate change is complicating the picture of air pollution in the U.S. -
Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?
In the latest chapter of an ongoing “moon rush,” Russia’s Luna-25 mission will attempt the nation’s first lunar landing in nearly 50 years -
Will Scientists Ever Find a Theory of Everything?
Physicists are on an ever urgent quest to find a fuller understanding of what makes the cosmos tick, which they call a theory of everything -
Hurricane Hilary Brings Major Flood Risks to U.S. Southwest
Hurricane Hilary is set to cause torrential rains and flooding in the desert Southwest. It could even potentially bring California its first direct hit from a tropical storm since 1939 -
Can Russia's Luna-25 Moon Mission Transcend Earthly Politics?
In the latest chapter of an ongoing “moon rush,” Russia’s Luna-25 mission will attempt the nation’s first lunar landing in nearly 50 years -
Math's 'Hairy Ball Theorem' Has Surprising Implications
Here’s what the hairiest problem in math can teach us about wind, antennas and nuclear fusion -
This Bizarre Star Could Become One of the Strongest Magnets in the Universe
Magnetars possess magnetic fields that are trillions of times stronger than those of ordinary stars. Now we might have seen one of these extraordinary objects about to form
