Science

As they warm up, quantum computers can slow down or stop working altogether. A new kind made with specially engineered...

“Ice it”: that’s the age-old commonsense advice to quickly soothe pain. Despite its effectiveness, the low-tech treatment is limited by...

Being already adapted to polar climes could have enabled dinosaurs to survive cold winters in the end-Triassic extinction event when...

1972 Faster Photography “Edwin H. Land, founder of the Polaroid Corporation, gave the first extensive account of his firm's newest...

Gene editing with CRISPR can cause off-target mutations, but this seems to happen less often with an enzyme that cuts...

In a tumultuous few weeks, the Supreme Court has ignored the scientific evidence underlying safe abortion, the need to slow...

A chip-sized biocomputer uses molecules moving through a network of channels to solve problems. It uses much less energy per...

The recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old legal precedent that guaranteed a constitutional right to...

Some scientists suggest minerals should be reorganised by the methods that make them, which would increase the known number of...

Dinosaurs ruled the earth during the Jurassic period. But first, they had to make it through the end of the...

A previously unknown rustrela virus might be the cause of a staggering disease that affects cats in some parts of...

CLIMATEWIRE | The Supreme Court’s ruling yesterday does not strip EPA of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases. It is...

As many as 4 billion people could be living outside the optimal climate for humans by the end of the...

Allison Guy was having a great start to 2021. Her health was the best it had ever been. She loved...

The recent Supreme Court decision in the case known as West Virginia v. EPA weakened the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability...

By Penny Sarchet West European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)AGAMI Photo Agency / Alamy The light evenings of summer are a perfect...