Environment

Scientists create environmentally friendly plastic replacement from shrimp shells

It gets 50% stronger when submerged in water.

Science

Scientists invent ‘smart’ underwear that tracks gut bacteria health through your farts

History

3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

Science

New Arctic fossils could be the ancestor of all creatures that have jaws

Environment

Plastic pollution is a global mess and bamboo could be our way to dig out of it

Editorial

Canadian scientists create magnetic robots that can dissolve kidney stones in days

Science

Billionaire sees ‘useless’ Gobi Desert is the key to bountiful, money-saving clean energy

“This could be the new space of our civilization.”

Billionaire sees ‘useless’ Gobi Desert is the key to bountiful, money-saving clean energy
Lei Zhang believes our future lies in a desolate desert.

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Science

New species of chicken-sized dinosaur in Spain is changing the history of evolution

Family

Reading to young kids improves their social skills and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

Science

A giant star is changing before our eyes and astronomers are watching in real time

Health

Medical expert explains what to do after reaching weight loss goal on GLP-1 medications

Past Events

Staying in bed longer is actually bad for you: Here is how to wake up comfortably

Culture

Catherine O’Hara’s tear-jerking eulogy for John Candy was a master class in honoring a friend

Past Events

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Past Events

Why so many highly intelligent people claim ‘blue’ is their favorite color

Science

Americans hit by massive snow storms are feeling ‘frost quake’ booms, a startling and mysterious phenomenon