Earth & Environment
Dirty Air May Trigger Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares
Air pollution is already known to harm the lungs and heart, but new research suggests it may also make rheumatoid arthritis more active.
The strongest...
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens. What do teachers think?
Since ChatGPT’s introduction in the fall of 2022, educators have been trying their best to navigate artificial intelligence’s explosion into the classroom.
On one hand,...
How the World’s First Bird Took Flight
For more than a century, scientists have wondered how Archaeopteryx, one of the earliest known birds, managed to get off the ground.
A new study...
Dollar Store Groceries May Come with a Hidden Health Cost, Study Finds
Shopping for groceries at dollar stores may help families stretch their budgets, but new research suggests that relying on these stores for food could...
Living Near Dry Cleaners May Increase Parkinson’s Risk
A large U.S. study suggests that older adults who live very close to dry-cleaning businesses may have a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.
The...
Dirty Air Could Change the Brain Years Before Dementia
The air people breathe every day could leave subtle signs in the brain long before memory problems appear.
New research has linked exposure to traffic-related...
Scientists Test 3D-Printed Concrete Shelters Against Tornado-Level Winds
As tornadoes, hurricanes and other extreme weather events threaten communities, researchers are exploring whether 3D-printed concrete could provide stronger and more affordable storm shelters...
Lost Mega-Cliff May Explain the Grand Canyon’s Missing Billion Years
A gigantic line of cliffs may once have stretched for thousands of kilometers across ancient North America, helping erase more than a billion years...
Scientists Bust 18 Common Volcano Myths, From ‘Smoke’ to Yellowstone Disaster Fears
Volcanoes are surrounded by dramatic stories, from giant underground chambers full of liquid magma to claims that Yellowstone could suddenly unleash a worldwide catastrophe.
But...
One Giant Asteroid Impact May Have Reshaped Mars’ Tiny Moon Deimos
A single asteroid impact may have dramatically reshaped Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, creating both a huge depression near its south pole...
Scientists Find New Way to Forecast Once-in-1,000-Year Weather Events
Scientists have developed a new way to estimate the risk of extremely rare weather events, including heat waves that might occur only once in...
Ancient Trees Reveal a Terrifying History of Monster Solar Storms
Some of the world's oldest trees are revealing a surprising warning about the sun: our star is capable of producing solar storms far more...
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California will inevitably shake like Turkey, shows study
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that killed — by current count — more than 6,000 people in Turkey and Syria on Sunday was produced by...
Warren Buffett: The Value of Berkshire Hathaway to the World
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
It is a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries engage in insurance, freight...
Scientists solve mystery of Earth’s oxygen delay billions of years ago
More than two billion years ago, Earth experienced one of the most important turning points in its history: the rise of oxygen in the...
A new way to check your relationship’s health
Just in time for Valentine's Day, researchers at Stockholm University have developed a new way to measure relationship satisfaction. Their study, published in the...
How the World’s First Bird Took Flight
For more than a century, scientists have wondered how Archaeopteryx, one of the earliest known birds, managed to get off the ground.
A new study...
Could supersonic flights be the next big thing in air travel?
If you could fly from New York to London in half the time, would you?
With a renewed interest and investment in commercial supersonic flight,...
Frozen in fire: How a Vesuvius ash cloud turned a Roman’s brain to glass
In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the Roman city of Herculaneum.
Thousands of people were killed instantly. Now, scientists have made a shocking discovery—inside...
Why buying some conceptual art is like “owning nothingness”
What exactly did the Crystal Bridges Museum get when it bought the artwork “Untitled” (L.A.), 1991 for $7.8 million?
“From a legal perspective, absolutely...