Hurricane Sam: What a Long, Strong Trip It’s Been
Powerful and long-lived, Sam is heading for a dramatic encounter as it moves further north. ...read more
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The Truth About Truth Serum
It doesn’t actually exist, but plenty of drugs are purported to ferret out the facts. These methods, sometimes used in law enforcement, raise scientific and ethical questions. ...read more
Shriveling of Arctic Sea Ice Cover Slowed a Little This Summer, But it Still Remains in a Precarious State
Older, thicker sea ice continues to disappear, ending the summer at or near the lowest levels ever seen. ...read more
What if We Aren’t the First Advanced Civilization on Earth?
If our planet hosted an industrial species before humans, the Silurian hypothesis asks, how would we know? ...read more
Colonizing Mars Could Speed up Human Evolution
High radiation, low gravity and other environmental pressures could spur Martian humans to mutate relatively quicker than on Earth. ...read more
The Seasons Are Changing and So Is Your Brain
Some parts of the human brain shrink as the weather turns colder and days grow shorter. But don't panic — scientists have a few theories why. ...read more
What It Takes To Get a Vaccine FDA Approved
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the agency’s fastest approval ever — here’s how it was accomplished without shortchanging safety standards. ...read more
15 Best THC Edibles of 2021: Tastiest & Most Potent
A Satellite in Orbit Spies Another Satellite Being Launched Into Orbit
As the the latest Landsat Earth-observing spacecraft roared off the launchpad, a weather satellite was watching from 22,400 miles away. ...read more
Thrust Into the Record Books by Climate Change, Profound U.S. Southwest Drought Isn’t Going Away
Relief probably isn’t coming in the short run, but we can keep things from getting worse in the long run by tackling global warming. ...read more