Certain viruses like dengue and Zika can make their hosts smell tastier to mosquitoes. Luckily, vitamin A and its derivatives…
Riders in the 2022 Tour de France will ride more than 2,100 miles (3,400 km) over the 21 flat and mountainous stages of…
Fluent expression is not always evidence of a mind at work, but the human brain is primed to believe so. A pair of cognitive…
The US Environmental Protection Agency is reexamining the health effects of bisphenol A. A chemist explains why BPA is in…
The homogeneity of citizen science volunteers undercuts the ability of these projects to bring science to underserved communities.
Parents are often the primary source of information that children receive from their environment. How consistent parents’…
From initial coin offerings that are totally fake to fraudsters demanding payments in crypto, scams involving cryptocurrencies…
A terrifying sight in ancient waters, the megalodon shark was once the most feared creature in the sea.
The AI AlphaFold can figure out the three-dimensional protein structure any string of amino acids will become. It has now…
While the immune system naturally gets weaker with age, social stressors like trauma and discrimination can hasten immunosenescence.
This technology, popular when automobiles first caught on, had a short resurgence in the 1970s.
Social psychology researchers found that people commonly exaggerate the presence of certain groups – including ethnic…
Thwaites Glacier’s ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. A…
The Moon illusion is what makes the Moon look giant when you see it rising over a distant horizon. An astronomer explains…
Frances Haugen, Timnit Gebru and Janneke Parrish are at the forefront of a group of high-profile women calling out big tech.…
Bedbugs are pretty much universally reviled. But a public health entomologist explains how – while potentially traumatizing…
Barbecued food has unique and often delicious flavors. A food chemist explains how the process of grilling over an open…
A digital twin is to a computer model as live video is to a still photo. These virtual replicas can be used to understand…