How The Moon Transformed Life On Earth
For almost their entire 4.5 billion-year existence, Earth and its moon have been galactic neighbors. And the moon isn’t just Earth’s tiny sidekick—their relationship is more like that of siblings, and...
4 Aug 202514min
EPA Seeks To Revoke Scientific Basis For Greenhouse Gas Rules
This week the Trump administration indicated that it would seek to roll back a key EPA finding that allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from things like cars and power plants. The 1...
1 Aug 202524min
You Can Whistle While You Work—But How Does A Whistle Work?
Whistling is a skill used to communicate over distances—a whistle can mean anything from “you’re cute” to “time to come home for dinner.” There’s a complex series of mechanisms in the mouth that need ...
31 Jul 202517min
A Reptile’s Baffling Backfin And The Math Of Dashing Dinos
Paleontologists have identified an ancient reptile with a towering crest made not of skin, or scales, or feathers, or antler—but something else entirely. It’s some kind of integumentary outerwear we’v...
30 Jul 202518min
NASA Employees Protest Cuts In Formal Dissent Letter
The Trump administration has proposed cutting NASA’s budget by almost 25% and shutting down 19 currently operating science missions. On July 21, several hundred current and former employees of the spa...
29 Jul 202513min
Where Are We On The Science Of Menopause?
Menopause is having a moment. Celebrities like Halle Berry, Naomi Watts, and Michelle Obama have recently shared their personal menopause experiences. Menopause and perimenopause are showing up across...
28 Jul 202518min
EPA To Shut Down Scientific Research Arm
The EPA recently announced that it’s going to shut down its scientific research arm, called the Office of Research and Development. Since the agency was founded nearly 55 years ago, it’s had in-house ...
26 Jul 202512min
Parker Solar Probe Captures Closest-Ever Images Of The Sun
In December, the Parker Solar Probe made history when it made the closest-ever approach to the sun by a spacecraft. As it whizzed by, a camera recorded incredibly detailed images, which show the sun’s...
25 Jul 202518min
