Science

Earthquakes frequently trigger rock falls. Now there’s solid evidence marsquakes can send boulders tumbling, too.Scientists mined high-resolution imagery of the Red Planet taken shortly after a recent temblor and found hundreds of new imprints left by tumbling boulders, researchers...

When social and affective neuroscientist Naomi Eisenberger’s dad developed dementia, she knew the popular wisdom. Caring for him could shave years off her life. But Eisenberger, of UCLA, was skeptical. Caring for her dad, who died in January, was...

The Great Sphinx of Giza isn’t the only ancient, stony visage in the area missing its nose.A fossil crocodilian discovered in the same 45-million-year-old limestone that ancient Egyptians used to build the Sphinx is also missing the tip of...

A Mother’s BrainSusana CarmonaMIT Press, $27.95When it comes to new motherhood, the baby typically takes center stage, garnering most of people’s attention. But in a refreshing twist, neuroscientist Susana Carmona shifts the spotlight to the mom. In the opening...

Astronomers may have spotted a fun-sized version of one of the brightest and most mysterious cosmic objects. An elusive microblazar, a scaled-down form of the giant, ravenous black holes that haunt the distant universe, seems to have cropped up...

Despite the “dot-com crash” in 2000, the tech industry remained an attractive career destination for many who believed technology represented the future. The digital age — defined by global connectivity and computers — had firmly taken hold, and over...

Chemical traces in some oddball stars hinted at the existence of hypernovas — a type of hyper-energetic supernova. But new mathematical models are questioning the hype on hypernovas.Models of how elements mix across generations of stars suggests the parentage...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cap Canaveral, Florida to the International Space Station carrying Crew-13. The team is comprised of two Nasa astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a Canadian astronaut whose wife is expecting their third child...

A look one thousand years into the past is revealing clues about how to develop the bacteria-fighting drugs of the future.A concoction from a 10th century medical manuscript damaged cell membranes, altered the expression of disease-promoting genes and interfered...

What if you lost your voice? Today, AI can recreate it, and brain implants can turn thoughts into speech. This season of The Deep End follows people living through these vocal transformations — and asks what these remarkable technologies...