Green sea turtle hatchlings (Chelonia mydas) make the perilous journey from their nest to the ocean. […]
Japan’s new prime minister picks fight with Science Council
The president of the Science Council of Japan, Nobel laureate Takaaki Kajita, speaks out against […]
Update: Here’s what is known about Trump’s COVID-19 treatment
President Donald Trump has maintained a steady schedule of campaign rallies, which may have exposed […]
Physics Nobel honors discoveries about black holes
Two of the three winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics helped discover supermassive black […]
Why adding salt makes fruit—and candy—sweeter
Why are salted caramel confections so sweet? Pixel-shot/Alamy Stock Photo By Ian RandallOct. 6, 2020 […]
Amid pandemic, U.S. faculty job openings plummet
Gregory Bull/AP PHOTO By Katie LanginOct. 6, 2020 , 1:30 PM In February, Ashley Ingiosi […]
‘It’s been so, so surreal.’ Critics of Sweden’s lax pandemic policies face fierce backlash
Passengers wait for a Stockholm ferry in July. Swedish health officials insist face masks offer […]
CRISPR, the revolutionary genetic ‘scissors,’ honored by Chemistry Nobel
Emmanuelle Charpentier (left) and Jennifer Doudna (right) won this year’s chemistry Nobel for the development […]
Newly discovered viruses suggest ‘German measles’ jumped from animals to humans
Researchers found one of the viruses related to rubella in apparently healthy cyclops leaf-nosed bats […]
‘We’re part of the problem.’ Astronomers confront their role in—and vulnerability to—climate change
In August, raging fires in California destroyed buildings at the Lick Observatory but spared telescopes. […]