A new book explores the transformative power of bird-watching
Birding to Change the WorldTrish O’KaneEcco, $29.99 A “spark bird” is the species that inspires someone to start bird-watching. For…
Social media harms teens’ mental health, mounting evidence shows. What now?
In January, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, appeared at a congressional hearing to answer questions about how…
Taking a weight-loss drug reduced a craving for opioids
DENVER — A weight-loss drug used to treat obesity and diabetes has shown promise to treat another disorder: opioid addiction. …
Here’s how scientists reached nuclear fusion ‘ignition’ for the first time
One of nuclear fusion’s biggest advances wouldn’t have happened without some impeccable scientific artistry. In December 2022, researchers at Lawrence…
Ancient viruses helped speedy nerves evolve
Ancient viruses have really gotten on our nerves, but in the best of ways. One particular retrovirus — embedded in…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx nabbed over 120 grams of space rocks from asteroid Bennu
It’s official: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft snagged 121.6 grams of pristine space rocks when it bopped the asteroid Bennu four years…
Mixing up root microbes can boost tea’s flavor
Researchers may have gotten to the root of tea’s soothing effect. The quality of a cup of chai can be…
Newfound immune cells are responsible for long-lasting allergies
Allergy sufferers may one day be able to erase the source of their congestion, itchy skin and swollen lips and…
These South American cave paintings reveal a surprisingly old tradition
Near the southernmost tip of South America, people may have started cave painting nearly 8,200 years ago, several millennia earlier…
Could a rice-meat hybrid be what’s for dinner?
Foodies of the future may be dining on beefed-up rice. A new lab-grown meat product merges rice grains with cow…
