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Karen Short, a research ecologist with the Forest Service who contributed to the study and maintains a historical database of national wildfire reports, says understanding why they start is essential for preventing them and educating the public. Strategic prevention appears…

Middle age is when you get to know your joints. I have spent the last few years learning that my many youthful party tricks—popping shoulders out of their sockets on a whim, bending elbows backward—had painful long-term consequences. Twenty years…

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The rapid spread of artificial intelligence has people wondering: Who’s most likely to embrace AI in their daily lives? Many assume it’s the tech-savvy—those who understand how AI…

Divide this figure into three parts that can be arranged into a square. The parts must not be folded over to make their current back the front, they must not overlap, and there must not be any gaps in the…

Rachel Feltman: If you spend a lot of time on the Internet, you’ve probably seen the phrase “go touch grass” at least once. It might not always be delivered with love and kindness, but it’s usually pretty good advice; getting…

January 23, 2025 5 min read Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing—But They’ll Be Back This year, from Earth’s perspective, Saturn’s rings will appear nearly edge on, making them almost invisible By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Saturn’s rings, imaged here…

Franconian Trumpeter Luisa Maria Stagno The bizarre, beautiful and, at times, almost comical diversity of “fancy pigeons” is captured here by photographer Luisa Maria Stagno. Danish Suabian Luisa Maria Stagno The much maligned pigeons we all know, which are ubiquitous…

Nicotine pouches—small, flavored packets placed between the gums and lips—have recently become an increasingly appealing option for people trying to avoid cigarettes and traditional “smokeless” oral tobacco products. Since the pouches were introduced to the U.S. market in 2014, they’ve…

Tom Hanks (Richard) and Robin Wright (Margaret) are young again thanks to de-ageing technology Landmark Media/Alamy HereRobert ZemeckisOn release in UK and US cinemas Artificial intelligence was on the minds of film-makers years before it arrived in daily life, with…

January 24, 2025 4 min read Trump Abruptly Cancels Crucial Science Reviews at NIH, World’s Largest Public Funder of Biomedical Research President Trump has placed an indefinite suspension on research grant reviews and travel at the National Institutes of Health…