Why earthquakes happen all the time in Britain but not in Ireland
The village of Tean in Staffordshire, England, was hit by a 3.3-magnitude earthquake on June…
Science activism is surging – which marks a culture shift among scientists
Hundreds of scientists protested government efforts to restrict educational access to Western science theories, including…
Aging is complicated – a biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions
You likely know someone who seems to age slowly, appearing years younger than their birth…
Ukrainian science is struggling, threatening long-term economic recovery – history shows ways to support the Ukrainian scientific system
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has done a lot of damage to…
Volcano eruptions are notoriously hard to forecast. A new method using lasers could be the key
When you hear news reports about volcanoes spewing lava and ash, you may worry about…
Africa’s linguistic diversity goes largely unnoticed in research on multilingualism
Language is a uniquely human skill. That’s why studying how people learn and use language…
Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth
For years, small groups of astronomy enthusiasts have traveled the globe chasing the rare solar…
‘E. coli’ is one of the most widely studied organisms – and that may be a problem for both science and medicine
In 1857, a young pediatrician named Theodor Escherich discovered what may very well be the…
How splitting sound might lead to a new kind of quantum computer
When you turn on a lamp to brighten a room, you are experiencing light energy…
AI is an existential threat – just not the way you think
The rise of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence systems has been accompanied by a sharp…