Fentanyl’s wide availability in the drug supply has led to an increase in unintentional overdoses. While prevention strategies…
One species of eel can discharge 860 volts of electricity – that’s 200-fold higher than the top voltage of a single…
Elon Musk said he wants to make Twitter a platform for free speech. Here is what research shows about claims of political…
With nine brains, blue blood and a talent for camouflage, the octopus is one of the most fascinating creatures in the sea.
Your blood can hold a record of past illnesses. That information can reveal how many people have had a certain infection…
Liquid water below the ice determines how fast an ice stream flows. As the ice sheet gets thinner, more of that salty groundwater…
Researchers have long suspected that an ingredient in sunscreen called oxybenzone was harming corals, but no one knew how.…
The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines put nanomedicine in the spotlight as a potential way to treat diseases like cancer and HIV. While…
Over 800 sites across the US report coronavirus data from sewage to the CDC. Here’s how this kind of surveillance system…
Elon Musk has an idea of what ails Twitter and what needs to be done to fix it. The problem is his assumptions are wrong.
This year, two groups of astronomers plan to send messages containing information about humans and the location of Earth…
Listen to two space experts discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international collaboration in space on…
Normally land-bound pathogens that cause deadly diseases for both humans and animals can cling to microplastics and end…
Musk’s tweets badgering Twitter’s board raised important corporate governance questions about a board’s purpose and…
Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change…
A computer security expert explains how keys work – and how they are like passwords.
Mirrors, selfies and knowing other people are looking at you all cause people to think of themselves as objects. Video calls…
In the past 10 years, international alliances on Earth have begun to expand into space. Nations with similar interests collaborate…
NFTs are hailed as the foundation of the metaverse economy because they allow you to purchase unique digital assets, from…
While technological advancements have quickened the drug discovery process, some chemical compounds remain a common thorn…