How to Avoid the Dreaded Norovirus
The so-called winter vomiting disease has been closing schools and hitting long-term care facilities this year. Here’s what you should know
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5 Things We've Learned from COVID in Three Years
The World Health Organization declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic three years ago. Here’s what’s changed since then -
AI's Victories in Go Inspire Better Human Game Playing
Famed AI wins in Go let human players rethink their moves in a whole new way -
Vitamin D Supplements Probably Won't Prevent Mental Illness After All
Despite the stream of “good news” about vitamin D, the supplement’s prospects to prevent mental health disorders in adults remain dim -
Controversy Surrounds Blockbuster Superconductivity Claim
Will a possible breakthrough for room-temperature superconducting materials hold up to scrutiny? -
What Stone-Wielding Macaques Can Tell Us about Early Human Tool Use
Macaques using stones to open oil palm nuts can accidentally create stone flakes that look like early human tools -
Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia, the Leading Cause of Dementia in People under Age 60
There is no cure for FTD, the disease that actor Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with, but new research suggests some future therapies -
All of Humanity Weighs Six Times as Much as All Wild Mammals
A glaring disparity exists between the biomass of humans and that of both terrestrial and aquatic mammals -
Scientists Have ID'd the Worm in Your Mescal
A team of moth and butterfly scientists decided to go from a restaurant bar to the lab bench to understand mescal’s iconic “worm” -
Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture
Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates -
A Four-Day Workweek Reduces Stress without Hurting Productivity
The results of a test involving dozens of employers and thousands of employees suggests that working only four days instead of five is good for workers’ well-being—without hurting companies -
Could Giant Blankets and Other Extreme Actions Save Glaciers?
Plastic coverings, gravity snow guns and painted rocks could slow ice melt in high mountains -
Mystery of Ancient Space Superstorms Deepens
A fresh analysis of tree-ring data suggests barrages of cosmic radiation that washed over Earth centuries ago may have come from sources besides our sun -
Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests
Archaeologists have found a handful of human skeletons with characteristics that have been linked to horseback riding and are a millennium older than early depictions of humans riding horses -
Colliding Dwarf Galaxies Reveal a Glimpse of the Early Universe
Scientists may have spotted two pairs of merging dwarf galaxies, each pair with a duo of soon-to-collide black holes -
The Most Boring Number in the World Is ...
That prime numbers and powers of 2 fascinate many people comes as no surprise. In fact, all numbers split into two camps: interesting and boring -
Vaccine Makers Are Preparing for Bird Flu
Although most experts say bird flu is not an immediate threat to humans, efforts are underway to produce vaccines for H5N1 or another potential pandemic virus -
Sharpshooter Insects Use 'Superpropulsion' to Catapult Their Pee
Sharpshooter insects use a physics phenomenon called superpropulsion to efficiently fling away droplets of pee at extremely high speeds -
Where Are You Most at Risk of a Large Predator Attack?
A global survey of predator attacks on humans shows that South Asia is the world’s most dangerous spot -
7 Ways Jimmy Carter Has Improved America's Energy Future--Or Tried To
As U.S. president, Jimmy Carter championed renewable energy, conservation and other then fringe efforts that are powerhouses today
