This Scientist Discovered an Ant Species in His Own Backyard
Biologist Jack Longino has spent most of his career hunting for ants in the rainforests of Central America. But this serendipitous discovery happened much closer to home. ...read more
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Mystery Cases: What Happens When Modern Medicine Lacks a Diagnosis or Cure?
Millions of Americans suffer from ailments without a name. That's where the Undiagnosed Diseases Network comes in. ...read more
How to Keep Your Workout Routine Into Old Age
Keep it up, but give yourself the time you need to cross the finish line. ...read more
As The West’s ‘Mega-Heat Wave’ Peaks, Satellite Imagery Reveals Explosive Growth of Wildfires
Exacerbated by climate change, record-setting hot and dry conditions are smothering a vast area. ...read more
How Tiny Soil Organisms Could Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Worsening droughts pose unprecedented challenges for global agriculture. But adding fungi and bacteria may make plants resilient to increasingly dry soil. ...read more
Psychologists Explain Why You Can’t Remember the Movie You Just Watched
Brain scientists explained why many of us forget key plot lines, or even the endings, of movies or books we loved. ...read more
Loons in Canada and Wisconsin Are Struggling, But Not in New England. Why?
Scientists have different ideas about what's threatening loon survival in some parts of North America. ...read more
Plastics in the Deep Time Record
A million years from now, the 21st century will likely be remembered for plastic more than anything else. ...read more
Could This Millennia-Old Remedy Become a Pharmaceutical Marvel?
The seeds of the black cumin plant, also known as Nigella sativa, were recognized by the Prophet Muhammad as curing every illness besides death. Now, they may be incorporated into mainstream drugs. ...read more
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