To Fight Plastic Pollution, These Researchers Want Your Pictures of Beach Trash
Every year, 8 million tons of plastic get dumped into the ocean. Scientists want your help tracking where it comes from and where it goes. ...read more
Month: May 2020
When Do Babies’ Microbiomes Begin to Form?
Scientists are trying to understand when infants are exposed to helpful bacteria for the first time. ...read more
The Familiar Plants and Animals That Invaded America’s Landscape
Palms in Southern California, tumbleweeds in the desert West, earthworms in rich American soils: These well-known species aren’t what you think they are. ...read more
Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan Threatens Catastrophic Storm Surge in India and Bangladesh
Evacuating hundreds of thousands of people in the midst of spiking coronavirus cases will pose particular challenges ...read more
How Many Galaxies Are There? Astronomers Are Revealing the Enormity of the Universe
The universe is awash in islands of matter — some 100 billion galaxies make up the basic building blocks of the cosmos. ...read more
Loss of Smell, Confusion, Strokes: Does COVID-19 Target the Nervous System?
Reports of patients with neurological symptoms have emerged during the pandemic. Scientists don’t yet know whether these are a direct effect of the virus or part of the body’s response to infection. ...read more
Humans and Neanderthals May Have Shared Jewelry Designs
Pendants made from cave bear teeth are among the items found with the earliest modern human fossils in a cave in Bulgaria. ...read more
Astronomers Re-Create the Formation of Jupiter’s Galilean Moons
The study of exoplanets has revolutionized our understanding of how planets are born and evolve. And now, a new theory applies those insights closer to home. ...read more
What It’s Like to Grow a ‘Mini-Brain’ From Your Own Cells
A multidisciplinary project gives a science writer a new brain. ...read more
The 40th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens Eruptions Reminds us the Cascades are Still Dangerous
Mount St. Helens last big blast happened 40 years ago, but in the quieter years since, don't forget that the Cascade Range still have explosive potential. ...read more