Category Science

In 2025, a small, indigenous nation that calls itself the “people of many colors” will go home for the first time in 80 years. Their return will drive a movement of indigenous peoples across the Amazon rainforest fighting for legal…

New research reveals that an inconsistent sleep schedule could increase your risk of heart problems by up to 26% – regardless of how many hours you spend in bed. This finding challenges the common belief that getting enough sleep is…

John “Bud” Benson Wilbur MIT You have probably never heard of John “Bud” Benson Wilbur, but he is a low-key civil engineering legend. In the mid-20th century, he was chair of the civil and sanitary engineering department at the Massachusetts…

A tiny fossil from Triassic-era rocks has reignited the debate about lizard evolution, with new analysis confirming it as the world’s oldest modern-type lizard – pushing back the origins of today’s lizards and snakes by 35 million years. Published in…

It is difficult to gauge when a person died from their decomposing body South_agency/Getty Images Establishing when a person died based on their decomposing body is a subjective problem with dozens of variables, so any two pathologists can arrive at…

November 26, 2024 4 min read Fast Fashion Affects Climate, Exploits Workers and Creates Enormous Textile Waste Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet—and on millions of young people By Paula M. Carbone…

A new analysis of physical activity data reveals that Americans over 40 could add more than five years to their lives by matching the activity levels of their most active peers, with the least active individuals standing to gain the…

A trackway of footprints thought to have been left by a Paranthropus boisei individual Neil T. Roach Preserved footprints in Kenya appear to record two different species of ancient humans walking over the same muddy lakeshore, probably within days of…

Municipalities across the U.S. have been safely adding fluoride to their tap water for decades, and reams of data prove the mineral has worked wonders in strengthening enamel and preventing tooth decay. But communities could soon start removing or lowering…

A chemically modified form of gold has demonstrated remarkable success against cancer in laboratory studies, reducing tumor growth by 82% – nearly triple the effectiveness of standard platinum-based chemotherapy, while showing better selectivity for cancer cells over healthy tissue. Published…