How a Crisis for Vultures Led to a Human Disaster: Half a Million Deaths
The birds were accidentally poisoned in India. New research on what happened next shows how wildlife collapse can be deadly…
Are Electric Cars Worth the Money?
Electric vehicles cost more to buy than gasoline cars, and they may lose value more quickly. Even for people eager…
Why Some Olympic Swimmers Think About Math in the Pool
Kate Douglass, a statistics graduate student and the second-fastest swimmer in the world this year in two Olympic swimming events,…
NASA Moves Toward Boeing Starliner Return to Restore Space Station Traffic
With the Falcon 9 rocket set to fly again, and testing of the Starliner capsule progressing, the agency is seeking…
Jasper Fire Worsened by Pyrocumulonimbus Cloud
Blazes that generate such stormy conditions can be nearly impossible to put out and pose special dangers to firefighters.Officials said…
Can Fees on Polluting Cars Clean the Air? London Has New Evidence.
The city’s expanded low-emissions zone, which was politically fraught, has cut emissions that contribute to health problems like asthma, new…
For Epidemics to Cross Oceans, Viruses on Ships Had to Beat the Odds
In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reached shore,…
Spots on Mars Rock Share Similarities With Fossilized Life on Earth
The rock, studied by NASA’s Perseverance Rover, has been closely analyzed by scientists on Earth who say that nonmicrobial processes…
The Chimps Who Learned to Say ‘Mama’
Old recordings show captive chimps uttering the word, which some scientists believe may offer clues to the origins of human…
Rabies is Spreading in South African Seals, Scientists Say
The outbreak may be the first ever documented in marine mammals.For the last three years, scientists in South Africa have…