Category science

A snapshot of blacktip reef sharks hunting hardyhead silverside fish won the 2024 Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition.

Scientists have cooled qubits to record low temperatures using a quantum refrigerator powered by “hot thermal baths.”

The discovery of an 11,000-year-old village in Saskatchewan could rewrite Indigenous history in central Canada.

Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired folklore of dinosaur eggs, plant fossils and alien creations.

Next time you’re caught in the rain, thank your eyelashes for keeping your vision clear. Several traits help eyelashes fling water away from the eyes, a new study finds.  One secret to their water-wicking superpower is their structure. The outside of…

SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even the JWST can’t exactly do.

A branch of the H5N1 bird flu family tree that hadn’t previously been seen in cattle has now been detected in dairy cows.

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

A mantis shrimp’s punch creates high-energy waves. Its exoskeleton is designed to absorb that energy, preventing cracking and tissue damage.

Scientists are studying the vaginal microbiome in populations all around the world to see how it might differ in different people and in health and disease.