- December 18, 2024
Study Miscalculation Has Everyone Talking about Black Plastic Spatulas Again. Experts Are Still Concerned
Should you throw out your black plastic spatula? A recent study that reported alarming levels of several flame retardants in common black-colored plastic items (including
Creating ‘Mirror Life’ Could Be Disastrous, Scientists Warn
A category of synthetic organisms dubbed “mirror life,” whose component molecules are mirror images of their natural counterpart, could pose unprecedented risks to human life
When Did Neandertals and Humans Interbreed? Genomics Closes In on a Date
Scientists have long known that humans outside of Africa owe 2 to 3 percent of their genome to Neandertal ancestors. But now, using the oldest
What Are the Mystery Drones Reported over New York State and New Jersey?
December 9, 2024 3 min read What Are the Mystery Drones Reported over New York State and New Jersey? Reports of unidentified flying objects in
Wuhan Lab Sequences Reveal No Close COVID Relatives, Virologist Says
December 6, 2024 3 min read Wuhan Virologist Says Lab Has No Close Relatives to COVID Virus Shi Zhengli, the virologist at the center of COVID lab-leak
Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year
December 3, 2024 2 min read Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to
Math and Physics Can’t Prove All Truths
November 29, 2024 5 min read Math and Physics Can’t Prove All Truths Physicists have described a system that requires an incomputable number to fully
What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from the West’s
November 27, 2024 4 min read What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from the West’s Drought is more synonymous with the western U.S., but
Scientists Scramble to Save Climate Data from Trump—Again
CLIMATEWIRE | Eight years ago, as the Trump administration was getting ready to take office for the first time, mathematician John Baez was making his
Carolyn Beatrice Parker’s Work on the Manhattan Project Inspired Her Birthplace Generations Later
Carolyn Beatrice Parker came from a family of doctors and academics, and she worked during World War II as a physicist on the Dayton Project,