By now, most people have gotten the message that wearing a face mask is one way to help stop the spread of COVID-19. But now...
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More about partons — Science News, February 13, 1971 Experiments in which protons and neutrons were bombarded with high-energy electrons have given indications that protons...
Each year, astronomers discover nova explosions in the Milky Way that cause dim stars to flare up and emit far more light than the sun...
At an ancient site situated among the hills of western Wales, researchers suspect they have uncovered the remnants of a stone circle that contained initial...
Black and Hispanic police officers tend to stop, arrest and use force against civilians less often than white officers do, and female officers of all...
The fin whale’s call is among the loudest in the ocean: It can even penetrate into Earth’s crust, a new study finds. Echoes in whale...
Surprisingly simple measures might keep domestic cats from killing a lot of wildlife. Estimates vary, but it’s likely that billions of birds and mammals succumb...
Gertrude the pig rooted around a straw-filled pen, oblivious to the cameras and onlookers — and the 1,024 electrodes eavesdropping on her brain signals. Each...
Ancient Europeans made a horn out of a large seashell and blew musical notes out of it roughly 18,000 years ago, a new study suggests....
Good news for the ozone layer: After a recent spike in CFC-11 pollution, emissions of this ozone-destroying chemical are on the decline. Emissions of trichlorofluoromethane,...
