Decline in vaping pushes use of tobacco products by young Americans to record low
Smallest number of American teens and tweens in 25 years are currently using tobacco products. According to the 2024 National […]
Male mosquitoes sometimes suckle as well
Male mosquitoes can be almost as bloodthirsty as females under certain conditions, a new study suggests. This overturns the notion
The cities of the Silk Road reached astonishing heights in the mountains of Central Asia
Two towering medieval cities built by mobile herders along Central Asia’s Silk Road trade routes have been hidden in plain
Tech companies want small nuclear reactors. Here’s how they would work
To feed artificial intelligence’s voracious appetite for energy, tech companies are turning to small nuclear reactors. Last week, Google and
Once-a-week insulin can mean fewer injections for some with diabetes
Life with diabetes usually involves lots of injections of insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. Recent research investigating a
The Webb telescope’s look at a stellar nursery also finds minor planets
A distant stellar nursery holds a cluster of newborn worlds the size of Jupiter, the smallest of which is surrounded
The possibilities for dark matter have just been reduced – a lot
Scientists have just narrowed down the possible hiding places for dark matter particles. The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has searched
Climate change could double US temperature-related deaths by mid-century
Heat deaths in the United States are on the rise. But how bad will it be 20, 30 or 40
In an epic cosmological clash, rival scientists begin to find common ground
The biggest conundrum in cosmology may be closer to being solved, thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists disagree
A biogeochemist is following the movements of toxic mercury pollution
One of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world is Peru’s Madre de Dios, a region of the Amazon located