‘Jaws’ at 50: Scientists Are Still Studying the Mysteries of Sharks
The film’s release in 1975 haunted the reputation of sharks worldwide. But a generation of scientists helped to turn the…
Drought Is Hurting Global Food Supplies
Staples including wheat, beef and coffee are all being affected by the lack of rainfall. In some cases, prices are…
Insurers Pledge to Ease Controversial Prior Approvals for Medical Care
Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions.Facing regulatory crackdowns…
How Vera Rubin Telescope Scientists Will Deal With 60 Million Billion Bytes of Imagery
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will make the study of stars and galaxies more like the big data-sorting exercises of…
Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds
Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags…
Edward Anders, Who Duped Nazis and Illuminated the Cosmos, Dies at 98
His research unraveled mysteries about the solar system and the demise of the dinosaurs. In retirement, he turned his attention…
Vera Rubin Observatory Brings Universe’s Darkest Mysteries Into Focus
To reach the top of Cerro Pachón, a mountain at the edge of the Atacama Desert in Chile, astronomers take…
SpaceX Starship Explodes During Test in Texas
The Starship experienced a “major anomaly” before starting its 10th flight test. Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket has…
Can A.I. Quicken the Pace of Math Discoveries?
Breakthroughs in pure mathematics can take decades. A new Defense Department initiative aims to speed things up using artificial intelligence.Artificial…
DNA Discovery Gives Mysterious Ancient Humans a Face
Fifteen years after the discovery of a new type of human, the Denisovan, scientists discovered its DNA in a fossilized…