SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

One of the most common types of mosquito has been identified for the first time in locations across Scotland. Source link

Q: Should I buy offsets to cover my air travel?In recent years, research has shown that many offset projects are ineffective or worse. But last we checked, people are still flying. A lot. And the planet is still warming....

There’s something poetic about humanity’s attempt to detect other civilizations somewhere in the Milky Way’s expanse. There’s also something futile about it. But we’re not going to stop. There’s little doubt about that. One group of scientists thinks that...

Even as it has become increasingly clear that the bird flu outbreak on the nation’s dairy farms began months earlier — and is probably much more widespread — than previously thought, federal authorities have emphasized that the virus poses...

Earth’s magnetic field protects life from harmful cosmic radiation. But sometime between about 590 million and 565 million years ago, that security blanket seems to have been much thinner — with far-reaching effects for the development of life on Earth,...

Most people are quite good at distinguishing between the sound of a hot liquid and the sound of a cold one being poured, even if they don’t realize it.“Every time I give a talk and I say, ‘Surprisingly, adults...

Researchers at MIT, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School have developed a potential new treatment...

In 2010, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was experiencing memory loss and mental fogginess so severe that a friend grew concerned he might have a brain tumor. Mr. Kennedy said he consulted several of the country’s top neurologists, many of...

You are probably aware of the term “forever chemicals”, if not entirely clear on the specifics. What they are...