Leonid and Geminid Meteor Showers Bring Bonanza before Year’s End
Two unusual annual meteor showers come at the end of the year, and each can spark astonishing celestial fireworks
Two unusual annual meteor showers come at the end of the year, and each can spark astonishing celestial fireworks
A newly approved CRISPR therapy could transform the treatment of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia—but the technology is expensive
Hungarian-American biophysicist and inventor Mária Telkes illuminated the field of solar energy. She invented a solar oven, a solar desalination kit and, in the late 1940s, designed one of the first solar-heated houses...
The two nations announced limited steps to address climate change. But even a modest agreement could have far-reaching effects
Shifting temperatures disrupt the cues animals rely on to navigate their environment
Engineers and paleontologists teamed up to reconstruct an ancestor of starfish from the Paleozoic era and figure out how it moved
Unions are good medicine, spurring vaccinations in their wider communities while overcoming pandemic politics
A generator equation can spit out many prime numbers, but it leaves important mathematical questions unanswered
Here's a look at how the brain uses its mental dictionary to remember and retrieve language
China and the U.S. agreed to new greenhouse gas reduction commitments ahead of upcoming climate talks, but the relationship between the world’s top two emitters remains “challenging”...
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