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…
Federally unprotected streams contribute most of the water to U.S. rivers
The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in…
Strange observations of galaxies challenge ideas about dark matter
Head-scratching observations of distant galaxies are challenging cosmologists’ dominant ideas about the universe, potentially leading to the implication that the…
Here’s the quickest way to grill burgers, according to math
If you have a hankering for a hamburger, math may have some timesaving cooking tips for you. Increasing the number…
Fireworks brighten the sky but dampen the view
Fireworks light up the night sky, but they also fill it with visibility-reducing soot, researchers warn. Tracking visibility changes at…
Breaking down the science behind some of your favorite summer activities
Summer brings the heat — and in some cases a lot of it, as those who suffered through record-breaking heat…
Some people have never gotten COVID-19. An obscure gene may be why
Those who’ve dodged COVID-19 for more than four years may have a newly discovered immune response to thank. In a…
