Science and Technolgy blog
Grocery store shelves are full of foods in eye-catching colors. A bright blue sports drink or a rainbow cereal might look fun. But some scientists think that the synthetic dyes used to impart these colors could affect how some kids’…
When watching YouTube, Katy Tam noticed that she would switch between videos a lot. If a video didn’t get to the point in the first 30 seconds, she’d scroll away to something else. Or if a movie’s plot felt too…
A woman with a known nut allergy had a severe allergic reaction after sex, even though her partner bathed and brushed his teeth first. Here’s why.
What happens in the brain when we drink alcohol? Scientists have taken a significant step toward answering this question by identifying a protein called TMEM132B as a key regulator of alcohol’s effects. This protein not only amplifies alcohol’s action on…
For several years, an innovative, California-based launch company named Relativity Space has been the darling of investors and media. Relativity promised to disrupt launch by taking a somewhat niche technology in the space industry at the time, 3D printing, and…
The H5N1 bird flu situation in the US seems more fraught than ever this week as the virus continues to spread swiftly in dairy cattle and birds while sporadically jumping to humans. On Monday, officials in Louisiana announced that the…
Archaeologists working at the site of Saqqara have discovered a 4,100-year-old tomb that held the burial of a doctor.
Four bags of money hidden around 1640 and worth “much more than a craftsman could earn in a year” have been found inside a statue at a Gothic church in Germany.
The United States presents a paradox: Though the media and public opinion suggest it is a nation deeply divided along partisan lines, surveys reveal that Americans share significant common ground on many core values and political issues. As a political…
The US Justice Department today announced it filed an antitrust lawsuit against “six of the nation’s largest landlords for participating in algorithmic pricing schemes that harmed renters.” One of the landlords, Cortland Management, agreed to a settlement “that requires it…
