Science

Real Estate

Undeterred by climate change, US homeowners are moving to climate-vulnerable areas

County Map of wildfire risk based on FEMA National Risk Index

Your Google ads playbook won’t work for ChatGPT ads. Here’s what will.

A man in a creative office checking social media on his phone while drinking a cup of coffee.

What is heart rate variability (HRV)?

A woman lying down measures her heart rate by feeling her pulse.

Why do I feel nauseous when I’m hungry?

A woman with pink hair sitting with her hands on her stomach, feeling unwell.

Which states will get first access to new AI-driven treatment?

Front view of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC illustrated with digital healthcare network system graphics.

Environment

Meat has a distinct taste, texture and aroma — a biochemist explains how plant-based alternatives mimic the real thing

Pan grilled, plant-based vegan meat steak with herbs.

Using pollen to make paper, sponges and more

A honey bee collecting pollen grains from a white flower.

How a species of bamboo could help protect the South from future floods

Rivercane, a bamboo plant native to North America that used to line streams, rivers, and bogs of the Southeast.

The case for giving clothing a passport

A product tag on a blue clothing shirt with QR code for product details and impact.

Solar farms can be havens for rare plants. Just ask the threecorner milkvetch.

Desert plants grow among panels in the Gemini Solar Project, outside Las Vegas.

Plants & Animals

Plants & Animals

Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research

Aerial view of a tiny white drone hovering in the air above two huge blue whales, one smaller than the other, seen beneath the surface of the ocean. Cetacean scientists around the world are using this type of technology.

Plants & Animals

How to use hydrocarbon gases for cannabis extraction

Macro detail of dropper with CBD oil, cannabis live resin extraction isolated on white background.

Plants & Animals

Rotten tricks: How hot and stinky plants woo pollinators

A collage of thermogenic plants, clockwise from top left: sago palm (Cycas revoluta); Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), elephant-foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata), calico-flower (Aristolochia littoralis), American lotus (Nelumbo lutea), titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), Rhizanthes lowii, dead-horse arum (Helicodiceros muscivorus).

Plants & Animals

How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

A flock of sandhill cranes in Louisiana.

Plants & Animals

Screwworm threat returns to US: Why it matters

Cochliomyia hominivorax, also known as the New World screw-worm fly.

Space

How a mysterious particle could explain the universe’s missing antimatter

Concept 3D illustration for Elementary particle core of rotating sub atomic quantum matter with orbiting neutrinos.

Space

5 of the rarest astronomical events—and when you'll next see them

The head of Halley's Comet as photographed by Dr George Willis Ritchey.

Space

25 of the best places to see the solar eclipse across the US

The beginning of a solar eclipse as seen through very light cloud cover.

Space

23 astronomical events to look out for in 2023

A view of a Perseid meteor shower in a purple sky with pine trees in the foreground.

Space

33 groundbreaking NASA missions in photographs

Webb NIRCam composite image from two filters – F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan) – of Jupiter system.

Weather

Snowfall records by county

Central Park in New York city, with an accumulated 26.8 inches of snow after a blizzard.

How telecom networks adapt when disasters strike remote regions

A technical staff setting up a portable satellite asset.

Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather

A damaged house is seen near the Guadalupe River in Hunt, Texas, on July 8, 2025, following severe flash flooding over the July 4 holiday weekend.

Staying connected when it matters most: Technology’s role in disaster preparedness

A T-Mobile SatCOLT or Satellite Cells on Light Truck parked on an American Red Cross lot.

New materials, old physics — the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

Winter jackets in a closet hanger.

Higher premiums, Medicare updates: Healthcare changes to expect in 2026

A doctor holding a payment terminal.

'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Thermal drone imagery showing more than a dozen unpermitted turbines operating at xAI's gas plant in Southaven, Mississippi.

AI didn’t kill SEO. It killed average content.

Vector illustration of a monitor displaying SEO and AI graphics.

Can stress cause hair loss?

A woman staring at hair loss accumulated in her hairbrush.

This tech could keep EVs from stressing the grid — and save everyone money

A row of parked electric cars being charged.

Your Google ads playbook won’t work for ChatGPT ads. Here’s what will.

A man in a creative office checking social media on his phone while drinking a cup of coffee.

What is heart rate variability (HRV)?

A woman lying down measures her heart rate by feeling her pulse.

Why do I feel nauseous when I’m hungry?

A woman with pink hair sitting with her hands on her stomach, feeling unwell.

Which states will get first access to new AI-driven treatment?

Front view of the Capitol Building in Washington, DC illustrated with digital healthcare network system graphics.

Recreating the smells of history

A custom collage-style graphic of historical paintings and artifacts illustrating the concept of smell throughout history.