A Nagasaki Survivor And Physician Recounts His Life's Work
Dr. Masao Tomonaga was only 2 years old when the United States bombed his home city of Nagasaki. He survived, and grew up to become a physician for other survivors, known as hibakusha. He also studied...
6 Aug 202518min
65 Genomes Expand Our Picture Of Human Genetics
The first complete draft of the human genome was published back in 2003. Since then, researchers have worked both to improve the accuracy of human genetic data, and to expand its diversity, looking at...
5 Aug 202518min
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
