A spike in Arctic lightning strikes may be linked to climate change
Climate change may be sparking more lightning in the Arctic. Data from a worldwide network of lightning sensors suggest that the frequency of lightning...
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New depictions of ancient hominids aim to overcome artistic biases
Depictions of extinct human ancestors and cousins are often more art than science. Take, for example, two reconstructions of the Taung child, a 2.8-million-year-old...
Newly made laser-cooled antimatter could test foundations of modern physics
For the first time, physicists have used lasers to deep-freeze antimatter. In a new experiment, an ultraviolet laser quelled the thermal jitters of antihydrogen...
Microscopic images reveal the science and beauty of face masks
Studying fabrics at very high magnification helps determine how some face masks filter out particles better than others. And the close-ups reveal an unseen...
We’ve covered science for 100 years. Here’s how it has — and hasn’t — changed
A century ago, people needed help to understand science. Much as they do today. Then as now, it wasn’t always easy to sort the...
The dinosaur-killing asteroid impact radically altered Earth’s tropical forests
The day before a giant asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, a very different kind of rainforest thrived in what is now Colombia....
4 takeaways from the WHO’s report on the origins of the coronavirus
A new World Health Organization report investigating the origins of the coronavirus has raised more questions than answers for how — and where —...
Flamboyant fishes evolved an explosion of color as seas rose and fell
Fairy wrasses are swimming jewels, flitting and flouncing about coral reefs. The finger-length fishes’ brash, vibrant courtship displays are meant for mates and rivals,...
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine has 100 percent efficacy in young people
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine proved highly effective in adults. Now it appears to work well in younger people too. In a Phase III...
Frog skin cells turned themselves into living machines
Using blobs of skin cells from frog embryos, scientists have grown creatures unlike anything else on Earth, a new study reports. These microscopic “living...
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