Category Science

Plaster casts of people who died in Pompeii. DNA tests show the adult on the right was a male unrelated to the small child on his lap. Archeological Park of Pompei Pompeii’s plaster cast human figures aren’t who they were…

Topographical map of Mars showing Utopia Planitia, which may once have been an ocean U.S. Geological Survey A possible ancient shoreline has been found in the region of Mars explored by the Chinese rover Zhurong, providing further evidence that an…

Elon Musk boards his private jet in Beijing in 2023 JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images Flights taken on private jets should be subject to a carbon tax to curb the runaway growth in carbon emissions from the sector, researchers have…

Liverpool fans jostle for a look at the on-field VAR screen at Anfield stadium Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images If you have watched any football – or soccer – over the past few years, you will know that…

Yellow-bellied marmots live in colonies with a single dominant male Maria Janicki/Alamy Friendly groups of marmots could help settle an enduring debate in evolution – whether the characteristics of a group can be more important to an individual’s chances of…

Oil and water are difficult to separate without leaving some impurities Abaca Press/Alamy Mixtures of oil and water can be efficiently separated by pumping them into thin channels between semipermeable membranes, paving the way to cheaper and cleaner ways to…

Farm workers exposed to infected dairy cattle have been found to carry bird flu antibodies Helen King/Getty Images There may be more bird flu cases in humans in the US than we previously thought. Health departments in two states took…

November 7, 2024 5 min read Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water Demands A few dozen ChatGPT queries cost a bottle’s worth of water. Tech firms should consider simpler solutions, like harvesting rainwater, to meet AI’s needs By Justin Talbot…

November 7, 2024 4 min read We Need Scientific Brainstorming about Shared Global Dangers It is difficult to disentangle Russian and Chinese scientists from international science cooperation. That is a good thing By Frank N. von Hippel In 1958, Soviet…

November 7, 2024 4 min read Parents Labeling a Kid’s Friend a Bad Influence Can Backfire Is your kid in trouble? Blaming their friends is ill advised By Francine Russo Olga Rolenko/Getty Images Parents have always blamed their teens’ misbehavior…