NPR’s Short Wave team talks about a wildflower’s ability to adapt to climate change, the grooming habits of birds, and the social lives of sharks.
The Food and Drug Administration is backtracking on stricter regulation of tanning beds.
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A satellite that generates artificial solar eclipses in space has reestablished contact with its handlers after a month of silence.
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced today (March 19) that it has gotten back in touch with the Coronagraph…
A widely used fracture risk calculator may help guide surgical decisions to treat patients with an endocrine disorder called primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) that causes progressive bone loss, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical…
Researchers from Skoltech, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center in Mexico, the Research Center for Cereal and Industrial Crops in Italy, and other international organizations have developed new durum wheat lines capable of…
Here is one way the AI data economy works in practice in 2026: a DoorDash courier straps on a body camera, washes at least five dishes, holds each one up to the lens for a few seconds, and earns a few dollars. That…
Most of Europe’s original natural forests have been transformed for agriculture and managed forests producing energy, paper and timber. The few remaining “old-growth” natural forests are relics of the past that illustrate how forests…
Reddit appeared to be inaccessible to some users Thursday afternoon, with attempts to access the site showing a “server error” message.
At 3:20 p.m. ET, more than 30,000 users have…
Learn more about emerging cases of uveitis in Australia that researchers believe may be triggered by reactions to tattoo ink.
It’s been six years since the COVID pandemic swept the world, and by now we are all familiar with the pros and cons of remote working. As the protracted battle over return-to-office (RTO) mandates suggests, a number of personal and professional…
