Fossil mimics may be more common in ancient rocks than actual fossils
When it comes to finding fossils of very ancient microbial life — whether on Earth or on other worlds, such as Mars — the...
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‘Under a White Sky’ explores whether we must tinker with nature to save it
Under a White SkyElizabeth KolbertCrown, $28 In 1900, the city of Chicago completed a 45-kilometer-long canal that altered the hydrology of two-thirds of the...
The birth of a lightning bolt was caught on video
A new slow-motion video offers the best view yet of the split-second collision of electric currents that creates a flash of lightning. The video...
How coronavirus variants may drive reinfection and shape vaccination efforts
Vaccine rollout in the United States has been undeniably slow. And while we wait, worrisome new coronavirus variants are emerging, heightening the urgency to...
The animals that ticks bite in the U.S. South can impact Lyme disease spread
The paucity of Lyme disease cases in the southern United States may be partly due to what black-legged ticks in southern locales bite. Although...
Two exoplanet families redefine what planetary systems can look like
Two tightly packed families of exoplanets are pushing the boundaries of what a planetary system can look like. New studies of the makeup of...
Nearly half a million U.S. children missed out on lead tests in early 2020
Close to a half million U.S. children didn’t get tested for lead in the first half of 2020. Nearly 10,000 of those children may...
A new chameleon species may be the world’s tiniest reptile
Hidden beneath the leaf litter of a northern Malagasy forest lives a chameleon so slight that it could tumble off the tip of your...
Famous brain sketches come to life again as embroideries
In the late 1800s, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, a Spanish brain scientist, spent long hours in his attic drawing elaborate cells. His careful, solitary...
An upwelling of rock beneath the Atlantic may drive continents apart
An upsurge of hot rock from deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean may be driving the continents on either side apart. The Americas are moving...
When the rains fail: Preparing for drought in Central America 
‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years 
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Says NRGI Expert 
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay