Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.

Thinking about climate change is not something that comes naturally to humans — or ‘consumers’ as we have called ourselves for decades. It…

It says a lot about the politics and priorities of the feds that they chose to release a damning report on the future of Canada's climate at the most politically expedient time.

The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.

Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’

Biologie: Het Nederlandse landschap heeft ruimte voor véél meer inheemse bloemen. Maar hoe kom je aan planten die precies geschikt zijn? „Hier word je toch gewoon vrolijk van?”

A £70 billion programme is running behind schedule, meaning wind farms are having to be taken offline

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One new study says it helps clean the brain. Others say it can lower your sleep quality.

Klimaat: Terwijl in Nederland de herfst al begonnen lijkt, kijkt Zuid-Europa uit naar regenval en lagere temperaturen. Hete zomers zijn het nieuwe normaal: „De komende decennia zal de temperatuur niet...

Why genetics aren’t the whole story and how weight, growth, exercise and early detection can influence the long-term health of your dog’s…

The loathed insects are spreading as the climate warms but Japanese researchers have discovered that their milk contains far more energy than that of a cow

The fund managing the wealth of the Danish billionaires behind Lego A/S intends to significantly ramp up investments in plastics technologies, as Europe prepares to enforce much stricter recycling rul...

Air pollution from gas-fired power plants to run data centers is expected to add at least $20 billion in annual health care costs by 2028, the group warns.

Temporary dining sheds that emerged during the pandemic became valuable extra real estate for restaurants facing brutal margins. Now they must survive another challenge: bureaucracy.

He was ready for life after the Smithsonian. Protecting the institution had taken a toll.

Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

Students’ use of AI is teaching them to cut corners, disdain rules, and believe that integrity is for suckers and wimps.

Federal environment minister Julie Dabrusin says the report, warning of disaster if the current climate direction holds, "was not a political exercise."

As climate change is increasingly having serious repercussions in the province, a new survey finds the majority of Quebecers across the political spectrum support a polluter-pays policy.

As the Trump administration rolls back environmental rules, it’s also taking down resources that help corporations understand their environmental risk.

In a frontline Ukrainian city, parents don’t see schools built below ground as apocalyptic. Instead, they offer relief from worry about the threat of Russian strikes.

Recent studies link common sugar substitutes to heart trouble, memory decline, and stronger cravings

Zeke Hausfather occupies a singular position in contemporary climate science. A lead author for WGI of the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report, a researcher at Berkeley Earth and Stripe, and among the mo...

Wietexperiment: Een jaar geleden begon een proef waarbij tien telers legaal wiet en hasj mochten gaan produceren, om coffeeshops te voorzien van hun waren. Het kan een eerste stap zijn naar legalisering van softdrugs. Een eerste onderzoek is voorzichtig optimistisch over de resultaten.

A recent study found that people spoke fewer words a day in 2019 than in 2005.

Human caused warming and the odds of a mass-mortality event

A growing source of evidence-based information about transgender people, providing links to specific studies and other helpful resources

Two researchers who study the debilitating sleep disorder have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their research in animals laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresses the conditions’s root cause.

The claim that thoughts become reality is not a modern invention. Napoleon Hill built a publishing empire on it in 1937. New Age teachers…

A hunter-gatherer who lived in Indonesia as early as 25,000 years ago may have regularly sucked on betel nuts to release their psychoactive properties.

Maybe you have heard of Roko’s Basilisk. This is a thought experiment, for lack of a better term, popular among a certain set: hyper-rationalists, futurists, effective altruists. Tech-industry guys. Y...

The state is considering extending the life of its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, and allowing construction of new reactors to help meet its clean energy goals.

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Ivoren toren: Het academische klimaat aan Nederlandse universiteiten staat zwaar onder druk, onder meer door toegenomen studentenaantallen en achterblijvende financiering. Biedt de ‘kernuniversiteit’ ...

Brasilia is finally getting rain, ending a punishing dry season. Inside the government’s iconic modernist buildings, though, the temperature is only rising.

New research has found that urban vegetation — trees lining streets, as well as those in parks, urban forests and other green infrastructure — generated more than 50 per cent of the chemical compounds...

As British farmers confront intense heat waves tied to climate change, some are cultivating new crops rarely grown in their country.

New research says the temperature of your food and drink, not just what’s in the cup, can raise your risk of esophageal cancer

Scientists have found that people are being exposed to more toxins than previously known.

The Things Pain Teaches Us Slowly

A performance comparison carried out by Brave shows that its browser loads pages around 20% faster than Chrome, Firefox or Edge. This is…

In an all-day hearing, the agency’s scientists argued against allowing broad access to unproven drugs that the agency had banned three years ago.

What research says about psychosis, planning, and a legal system running behind the science

The 19-year-old attacking midfielder is back at Chelsea after a loan with River Plate was cut short.

Geneeskunde: Veel vrouwen met migraine ervaren meer aanvallen rond hun menstruatie. Onderzoekers uit Leiden en Rotterdam hebben nu uitgezocht hoe dit zit.

Moderna and Merck say the experimental vaccine prevented the return and spread of the cancer in high-risk melanoma patients.

The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.

Neurowetenschap: De structuur van de hersenen verandert als er grote hormonale schommelingen zijn. Voor het eerst is onderzocht hoe dat gebeurt bij vrouwen tijdens de puberteit, een zwangerschap en de...