Cyberattacks on Health Care Are Rising — But Many Hospitals Aren’t Prepared
Hackers are ramping up medical system breaches and demanding large ransoms, highlighting the dark side of increasingly digital-focused patient care. ...read more
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How Extreme Heat Can Kill
Severe heat outbreaks — like the ones in the Western U.S. this past summer — make people miserable. They can also kill. Here’s how heat does its damage. ...read more
What Scientists Know About Wildfire Smoke and Its Impact on Wild Animal Health
We don’t know much about how the haze that comes with wildfires impacts animals. It can be tricky or even dangerous to study, but researchers say there are opportunities to learn more. ...read more
Human Noise Is Flooding the Seas’ Natural Soundscape
Scientists are working to pinpoint the ocean’s last quiet places — and hush certain loud ones. ...read more
The 20 Best Dog Foods For Pitbulls
The 19 Best Dog Foods For 2021
How Do Archaeologists Crack the Code of Dead Languages?
From the Rosetta stone to the Enigma Code, there are two main ways to decipher an extinct language, but artificial intelligence is helping to modify translations. ...read more
Color Conundrum: Scientists’ Search for the Blackest Black
Materials capable of absorbing upwards of 99.9 percent of light could be useful in a variety of optical and space applications. ...read more
The 18 Best Dog Foods For Sensitive Stomachs
The Fragile Future of Solitary Bees
Honeybees are important pollinators, but what about native, non-hive bees? It turns out that we couldn't live without these tiny creatures. ...read more