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Megadroughts are exceptionally severe, long-lasting or widespread relative to normally occurring dry stretches Environment 7 October 2022 By James Dinneen...

Now, what if I move outside this sphere? It turns out that the gravitational field due to a spherical distribution...

Editor’s Note (10/7/22): On October 6 President Joe Biden announced he would pardon “all prior federal offenses of simple possession...

A combination of moist ocean weather cycles, low-pressure systems and climate change have combined to make 2022 the wettest year...

In the new study’s first phase, each subject had their moment in front of the GoPros and microphone. Previous studies...

One of the more unsettling discoveries in the past half century is that the universe is not locally real. “Real,”...

Astronomers used radio telescopes to estimate the temperature of molten rock on Io, the most volcanically active world in the...

Early 20th-century France faced an existential threat: Its citizens weren’t having enough babies. In 1900, the average French woman gave...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Even the most...

Scientists have found a way to use leaked electromagnetic radiation to measure nutrients in microwaved meals Technology 5 October 2022...

There’s an international element to the debate, too, as the FCC’s rule could apply to some satellite operators beyond the...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. The U.S. Supreme...

Men who played rugby union for Scotland are much more likely to develop dementia, Parkinson’s disease and motor neuron disease...

It’s also worth noting that the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most microplastic-polluted water bodies in the world: In...

Scientists have always been fascinated by the question of human origins: When and where did modern humans—Homo sapiens—first appear? What...