Historic Shipwrecks Come to Light in the Great Lakes
Last week, the Lake Guardian left the port of Oswego, N.Y., preparing to sail into the nation’s past. The research…
One Type of Mammogram Proves Better for Women With Dense Breasts
Contrast-enhanced mammography identified tumors as accurately as more expensive scans. But it is not widely used for screening in the…
In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a Battle Over Who Gets to Measure Air Pollution
Community groups are fighting an unusual Louisiana law that restricts how they use data from air-quality monitors, saying it violates…
There’s Probably No Life on K2-18b After All, Three Studies Conclude
In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent analyses…
Forest Loss Around the World Hit Record in 2024
Forests around the world disappeared at a rate of 18 soccer fields every minute, a global survey found. Fires accounted…
NOAA Announces 2025 Hurricane Season Prediction
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 total named storms during the Atlantic…
Meet Dozens of Gecko Species at a Tiny Brooklyn Zoo
If you head to the basement of an unassuming building in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and keep going straight past the…
Funding Cuts Are a ‘Gut Punch’ for STEM Education Researchers
More than half of the National Science Foundation grants terminated since April fund programs that would help students train in…
A Climate Law, You Say? Never Heard of It.
The Inflation Reduction Act was once hailed as the biggest climate law in U.S. history. But as supporters try to…
A.I. Is Poised to Revolutionize Weather Forecasting. A New Tool Shows Promise.
A Microsoft model can make accurate 10-day forecasts quickly, an analysis found. And, it’s designed to predict more than weather.Weather…