Malaria had nearly been eliminated around a giant dam in the Amazon — but then it came roaring back. Experts just discovered why.
A 15-year study suggests that long-term malaria control may depend as much on protecting environments as it does on sust...
Dirty 'button' unearthed by metal detectorist turns out to be a rare 900-year-old coin from Norway's last Viking king, Magnus Barefoot
A rare coin from the reign of Magnus Barefoot — sometimes called Norway's last Viking king, was mistaken for a button be...
Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Omar Yaghi Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute
Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the di...
Advanced Recycling Hits a Rough Patch
In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations.
Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns
Using the ESA's Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of black hole-powered quasars in th...
This Star Just Ate a Planet, and It’s Not Done Yet
A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.
Joseph Fraumeni, 93, Dies; Helped Discover Genetic Link to Cancer
Considered the founder of molecular epidemiology, he worked with Frederick P. Li to identify a hereditary disorder that ...
'800 seconds for a sick visit': Some factors driving antibiotic resistance have nothing to do with biology, says medical sociologist Julia Szymczak
Doctors' decisions around antibiotics aren't as logical as you might assume; they can be skewed by emotional and social ...
'Complex numbers are not needed for quantum mechanics': Physicists develop quantum model that uses only 'real' numbers for first time ever
Physicists have built a real-number version of quantum mechanics that makes all the same predictions as the standard the...
SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX has applied for approval to operate a 100,000-member megaconstellation of next-gen Starlink satellites in Earth o...
Trump’s Plans for Nuclear Power Lurch Ahead
Recent technological advances have brought the president’s goals a bit closer to reality.
'Reckless' space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism
"Allowing a million orbiting data centers with no environmental review isn’t just irresponsible — it’s reckless."