Category science

As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.

Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet’s magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought.

A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, was discovered in England. Why they were buried is a mystery.

Eight months spent following a “carnivore diet” caused a man to grow big, yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows.

Scientists have captured faint magnetic signatures resulting from the tidal movement of seawater across the planet — and they might have to wait until 2030 to get another shot at it.

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

Genetic analyses have solved the riddle of where a marsupial mole fits on the tree of life: It’s a cousin to bilbies, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils.

“I’m a digital clone,” says a young man. He smiles and blinks. “If you’re curious about how this all works or have any questions, feel free to ask.” This clone represents Dara Ladjevardian. He co-founded Delphi. This company assists people…

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans’ outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of gene-editing experiments.

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals, but when it occurs, the disease can be deadly.