How Elephants Say They Like Them Apples
Researchers found that the animals are capable of using their trunks to make a range of gestures that express their…
Recipients of a U.S. Climate Science Fellowship Are Put on Unpaid Leave
Researchers in the NOAA program were furloughed because funds to pay them were not available.A program that supports the nation’s…
Life Expectancy in California Has Not Rebounded After Covid
The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result…
A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us
In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.To prepare…
Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave
The rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution calculated that climate change might have tripled the death toll from the event.Days…
Ivar Giaever, Nobel Winner in Quantum Physics, Dies at 96
A former “D” student from Norway, he made his mark at G.E.’s Research Lab in the U.S., in part by…
Trump’s Budget Would Clip Bird Banding, and Hunters Are Not Happy
The Bird Banding Laboratory has turned duck hunters into citizen scientists. What happens if it is defunded?For more than a…
Trump Wants to Close the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
The White House is planning to eliminate the board, a small agency that investigates chemical disasters to understand what went…
Lung Cancer Screening on Wheels
West Virginia’s back roads — two lanes, carved into steep mountainsides — were never meant for LUCAS, a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer…
Lung Cancer Screening on Wheels
West Virginia’s back roads — two lanes, carved into steep mountainsides — were never meant for LUCAS, a 68,000-pound tractor-trailer…