Bird flu has been invading the brains of mammals. Here’s why
In spring 2022, a handful of red foxes in Wisconsin were behaving oddly. Veterinary pathologist Betsy Elsmo learned that a…
Freeze-drying turned a woolly mammoth’s DNA into 3-D ‘chromoglass’
Beef jerky and some woolly mammoths have at least one thing in common: Drying turns their DNA into super-tough glass.…
Landfills belch toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into the air
What’s dumped into a landfill is supposed to stay there, but a new study finds that toxic “forever chemicals” are…
A middleweight black hole has been spotted for the first time in our galaxy
For the first time, astronomers have spotted a middleweight black hole in the nearby universe. The discovery could help solve…
Breastfeeding should take a toll on bones. A brain hormone may protect them
Birthing and caring for a newborn can be hard on a mother’s bones. Estrogen, which helps regulate bone growth, drops…
The world has water problems. This book has solutions
The Last DropTim SmedleyPicador, $29.99 A journalist and a farmer visit three fields with different styles of cultivation — conventional,…
Tiny saunas help frogs fight off chytrid fungus
Frogs fighting a deadly fungal infection could get a boost from tiny brick saunas. By spending time in a sun-warmed…
How doctors can help demystify birth control amid online confusion
A young woman in a TikTok video unfolds a drug information package insert, revealing a paper large enough to cover…
Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonly than thought
The discovery of bird flu in dairy cow milk highlighted a previously overlooked target for the H5N1 virus: mammary glands.…
50 years ago, scientists were gearing up to hurl a probe at the sun
Putting the heat to Helios — Science News, July 6, 1974Helios, a space probe scheduled to go closer to the…
