Category Science

A severe storm brought on by La Niña in Queensland, Australia Genevieve Vallee / Alamy Stock Photo The average global surface temperature during 2025 will be between 1.29°C and 1.53°C – and most likely 1.41°C – above the pre-industrial average,…

December 11, 2024 2 min read Injuries from Electric Bikes and Scooters Have Tripled. Here’s What to Know Following a startling spike in electric scooter and e-bike injuries, epidemiologists warn of inadequate infrastructure and safety rules By Ben Guarino Emergency…

Religious believers are no more generous than atheists – at least as long as they don’t know what the recipient believes in. Finding this out increases generosity significantly, mainly because people give more to those who share their religion. This…

Pigeons have a lot more going on that you might assume I had always felt ambivalent towards pigeons. Pigeons are everywhere in London, where I live, and that made them fade into the background for me. I didn’t hate them,…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is confronting a health crisis in the remote Panzi health zone of Kwango Province, where an undiagnosed illness has infected more than 400 people and killed at least 31, predominantly malnourished children under…

An international team of astronomers has discovered an exceptionally fast-moving component within a powerful jet emanating from the supermassive black hole in Centaurus A, our nearest giant galaxy. The jet appears to be colliding with an unidentified object in its…

It isn’t entirely clear why bowel cancer is on the rise among adults under 50 STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Rates of bowel cancer in younger adults have increased in countries around the world, though the trend appears to be most…

December 11, 2024 4 min read A Rapidly Warming Arctic Looks Dramatically Different Now Than It Did 20 Years Ago Rising temperatures, increasing precipitation, thawing permafrost and melting ice are pushing the Arctic outside its historical norms By Chelsea Harvey…

What happens in your brain when you make a simple choice? Scientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are unveiling the intricate neural ballet behind our everyday decisions, using cutting-edge technology to observe brain chemistry in action. Published in…

This year will be remembered for many pioneering events, from the first private landing on the moon (see “Space was for sale in 2024 as private missions led by Elon Musk boomed”) to the first pig kidney transplants in living…