Streetlights may make tree leaves tough and hard for insects to eat
Artificial light at night may affect tree leavesShutterstock/Patryk Kosmider Urban trees lit by streetlights tend to have tougher leaves that...
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‘Gem’ of a Proof Breaks 80-Year-Old Record, Offers New Insights Into Prime Numbers
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Sometimes mathematicians try to tackle a problem head on, and sometimes...
Will social media polls accurately predict the winner of the U.S. presidential election?
JungHwan Yang, a professor of communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is a co-principal investigator on a research project and...
NASA Losing VIPER Rover Defangs the Science from Planned Moon Landings
In July NASA announced its intent to erase its planned VIPER lunar rover from its roster of robotic explorers. Slated...
Bacteria originally found in faeces help chronic wounds heal
The bacterium Alcaligenes faecalis has unexpected wound-healing effectsSciMAT /Science Photo Library An open wound is the perfect playground for bacteria...
How to Stop Wildfire Smoke Damaging Your Health
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke...
Ancient Heating Tech Could Upend Clean Energy Storage
A Stanford-led study reveals that firebrick technology, dating back to the Bronze Age, may offer a cost-effective solution for storing...
How Extreme Heat Harms Planes, Trains, Water Mains and Other Crucial Infrastructure
The Hidden Ways Extreme Heat Disrupts InfrastructureScorching temperatures are further burdening an already-troubled infrastructure system across much of the U.S....
Rollkur: Are horses in equestrian sports being harmed by neck hyperflexion?
A dressage horseiStockphoto During the Olympic equestrian events of dressage, horses display dance-like steps that demand high levels of muscular...
No, the Seine Cleanup Wasn’t a Failure
Despite the creation of multiple stormwater reservoirs, like the Bassin d’Austerlitz, which collect stormwater and slowly release it after the...
Chromatic Change – The Poetry of Science
Across cloudy contoursfeathers gleam –sky-mirrors thatshift,transform,unfurl.Down jaded corridorsof verdant warmth,a crucible of huesthat tricks the lightto chart new paths.Highlands hold...
Is the Paris Olympics’ Swimming Pool ‘Slow’? Let’s Dive into the Math
For many athletes, it is the pinnacle of their career. They have trained hard for years to take part in...
Galaxy cluster smash-up lets us observe dark matter on its own
When galaxy clusters collided, the dark matter (blue) sailed ahead of the normal matter (orange)W.M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko When two...
The Shameful Controversy Over Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif
This story was originally published in WIRED Italia and has been translated from Italian.Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her first...
New Study Identifies 14 Risk Factors for Dementia, Including Two Previously Unknown
A comprehensive report by the 2024 Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care reveals that nearly half of all...
How Heat Index, Dew Point and Wet-Bulb Temperature Describe Summer Weather
The summer sun is rising in the sky as you’re getting ready for the day. You check the forecast to...
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