‘Dating is fruitless so I’ve frozen my eggs’
HANDOUTThe number of babies born in England and Wales is now the lowest since the 1970s, official statistics show.
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies at 83
He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could check the ravages of cholera and other…
COP16 Talks in Colombia Adopt a Novel Way to Pay for Conservation
The meeting created a fund that would compensate countries for the use of genetic information.Diplomats from nearly 200 countries ended…
How Museums Are Incorporating Scent Into Exhibits
Museums are adding scents as another tool for communicating information about science and other subjects in their exhibits.Does dark matter…
In Mexico, Archaeologists Spot a Maya City Behind a Wall of Trees
A city with temple pyramids not far from the road and a site with a Maya complex built alongside a…
Running the New York City Marathon at 70
After a lifetime of running, a writer reflects on why he’s coming back for one last race.I’ve been training to…
No, Vote Spikes on Election Night Do Not Indicate Voter Fraud
The false claimVote totals appear to suddenly surge on election night, sometimes benefiting just one candidate. Some people on social…
Nvidia Will Replace Intel in the Dow Jones Stock Index
The change, starting next Friday, lifts a dominant player in artificial intelligence over its chip-making rival, which has struggled to…
How a Year of Rain Fell on Parts of Spain in Eight Hours
The region is no stranger to storms like those that caused this week’s deluges. But global warming helps them pack…
This Group Refuses to Stop Tracking Disinformation
Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington…