With Purple Gold and Bouncy Metal, a Canadian Chemist Shines on YouTube
While he can’t turn water into wine, Nigel Braun is making vodka out of thin air.He is neither miracle worker…
Fossils Show Giant Predatory Sea Scorpions Were Distance Swimmers
Specimens of what appear to be the largest eurypterid species found in Australia could shed light on the sudden extinction…
Ancient Egyptian Scribes Suffered Ergonomic Injuries
We tend to think of scribes as being in the mold of Bartleby the Scrivener, the eponymous Wall Street law…
An English Shepherd Dog Went Blind. Now She’s Helping Other Pups Avoid Her Fate.
Shola, who assisted with search-and-rescue operations in the U.K., has moved to her second act: saving other English Shepherds from…
Unusual Origin Found for Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
Scientists have discovered new evidence that the rock that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, abruptly ending the age…
Wind Beat Coal Two Months in a Row for U.S. Electricity Generation
The shift occurred as the cost of wind power and other renewable energy is rapidly declining and coal is being…
Beware the Toxic and Explosive Blue Backpack This Termite Carries
Scientists studied the unusual chemical reaction used by a species of the insect in an act of self-sacrifice to save…
NASA Is Still Deciding How to Bring Boeing Starliner Astronauts Home
After agency officials said last week that a decision was pending, they said on Wednesday that deliberations were still taking…
Mpox Outbreak: What to Know About Symptoms and Risks
The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak that has spread to more than a dozen…
W.H.O. Declares Global Emergency Over New Mpox Outbreak
The epidemic is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but the virus has now appeared in a dozen other…