Cheesemaking Is a Complex Science – A Food Chemist Explains

(Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:00:00 GMT)

Storing cheese wheels to let them age intensifies the flavor.

Are Sharks Ingesting Bales of Cocaine and Other Pollutants?

(Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT)

Learn what researchers are saying about the dangers of cocaine bales and other pollutants found in the ocean for sharks and other species.

Tagging Seals With Sensors Helps Scientists Track Ocean Currents

(Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:00:00 GMT)

Seals are great swimmers, which makes them a great candidate for collecting ocean data.

What 4 of the Oldest Grave Sites Tell Us About Ancient Civilizations

(Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT)

Graves can tell us a lot about how people used to live. Here are some of the burials left behind by ancient civilizations that archaeologists are using to explore our ancestries today.

Space Telescope Begins To Reveal the Secrets of Exoplanet Atmospheres

(Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:15:00 GMT)

The James Webb Space Telescope is slowly gathering evidence that a nearby exoplanet has an Earth-like atmosphere and liquid water.

History's Oldest Roads Shaped Civilizations Since 4000 B.C.

(Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT)

From the Silk Road to the Old Great North Road in Australia, explore how these ancient roads spread wealth and information across continents.

How Diet and Lifestyle Can Help Manage Graves’ Disease

(Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT)

Graves’ disease is a complex autoimmune disorder that can lead to hyperthyroidism and other symptoms. Here are the latest treatments to manage it.

Anthropologists Discover Neanderthal Butchering and Cooking Techniques

(Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT)

Scientists replicate Paleolithic butchering and cooking techniques based on archeological evidence.

How an Ancient Taco-Shaped Sea Creature Captured and Consumed Its Prey

(Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:45:00 GMT)

Revisiting Odaraia fossils with newer imaging techniques describe an organism that hunted like a mobil underwater Venus flytrap.

Is Tabby’s Star a Swarm of Extraterrestrial Structures?

(Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:00:00 GMT)

Since its discovery in 2016, Tabby’s Star has remained an inexplicable phenomenon in our universe. Read to learn more about how astronomers are trying to figure it out.

An Elephant's Fear of Bees May Help Save Them and Local Farmers

(Wed, 24 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT)

Researchers have harnessed a deep-seated fear to keep the animals out of farms — and out of harm.

Large Steam Explosion Rocks Biscuit Basin at Yellowstone (but Don't Panic!)

(Tue, 23 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMT)

Steam explosions are one of the biggest potential hazards at Yellowstone Caldera. Today, one of the largest explosions in years hit the Park.

How Solar Flare Predictions Can Safeguard Future Moon Missions

(Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:00:00 GMT)

Thanks to Earth's atmosphere, solar flares can appear as beautiful aurorae.

Saturn Has 146 Moons — How Many Moons Do These 5 Other Planets Have?

(Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT)

Jupiter may be the biggest planet, but Saturn still has more moons. Find out how many moons the planets have in our solar system.

Artemis May be a Steppingstone to Mars, and other Missions to the Red Planet

(Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT)

What are the latest updates on NASA’s Mars research? Learn what rovers are still exploring the red planet and how Artemis will help us travel further from the moon.

Chimps, Like Humans, are Fast Talkers — With Their Hands

(Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:30:00 GMT)

Chimpanzee gestures mirror human conversation, as revealed by a groundbreaking study of 252 chimps.

The Lizard-Looking Tuatara, That Lives Up to 100 Years, Isn’t Actually a Lizard

(Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:00:00 GMT)

Learn what differentiates tuataras from lizards and why their biology and reproduction is so unusual.

How Scientific Research Gets Published

(Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:15:00 GMT)

It might seem mysterious, but the process of getting scientific results to become scientific papers straightforward ... but needs some improvements.

Evolutionary Mismatch: When Environments Change Faster than Species Do

(Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT)

Some species are doing better than others in the race to adapt to climate change.

Fire-Breathing Smoke Storms Punch High Into the Atmosphere

(Mon, 22 Jul 2024 01:00:00 GMT)

These wildfire-induced thunderstorms have been occurring above blazes in the United States and Canada this summer. How do they form, and why are they significant? Read on...