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2024’s Hurricane Helene was deadliest in US since Katrina
The National Hurricane Center's new report on Hurricane Helene reveals a death total of nearly 250, making it the deadliest hurricane since Katrina in 2005.
March 25, 2025
New evidence: humans and Neanderthals interacted in Israel
Artifacts and human remains from Tinshemet Cave in central Israel indicate that modern humans and Neanderthals in the Levant interacted with each other.
March 19, 2025
Look for equinox shadows in a direct line from west to east
Equinox shadows are unique. On this day - and only this day - the tip of an upright stick's shadow follows a straight path, west to east, all day long.
March 18, 2025
Woolly mice are cute, but won’t save endangered species
A company has genetically engineered woolly mice as a step towards "de-extincting" the woolly mammoth. But is this an effective form of conservation?
March 9, 2025
Critical fire weather forecast Friday in Texas, New Mexico
There is a critical fire weather risk today in parts of New Mexico and western Texas due to low humidity, strong winds and a lack of rain.
March 7, 2025
US science funding cuts could hurt economy and more
The current administration is eyeing cuts to science funding, which is barely 1% of federal spending. What kind of impact will these cuts have?
February 23, 2025
A bold new theory of intelligent life and origin of humanity
Was the rise of humanity simply a matter of luck? A new theory says no, that we - and perhaps other intelligent life - are the probable outcome of evolution.
February 21, 2025
Science misinformation is rampant: Here’s how to help address it
If you want to help combat science misinformation, work within your community and social network to have personal conversations and share stories.
February 21, 2025
Extreme cold is impacting more than 1,000 miles of US
Extreme cold is impacting thousands of miles of the United States Wednesday and Thursday with temperatures running 20 to 30 degrees below average.
February 19, 2025
Copernicus’ revolution and Galileo’s vision, in pictures
It’s not a stretch to say these astronomers fundamentally changed the way we think about our place in the universe. We can gain insights into how this profound shift unfolded by looking at their actual notes.
February 19, 2025
