Science
What if your Tamagotchi was alive and glowing? This toy prototype is full of bacteria
A rendering of SquidKid with a head filled with bacteria and a squeezable tentacle. Credit: Northeastern University. Children and bacteria ...
Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part
While voters have a lot to worry about right now, rising utility bills have become a hot button issue. Democratic ...
Japan battles spike in bear attacks
Last year, the government added bears to the list of animals subject to population control, removing protections that had helped ...
DNA pioneer James Watson has died ― colleagues wrestle with his legacy
Watson received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in elucidating the structure of DNA. 1 ...
Earth ‘can no longer sustain’ intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said addressing energy issues will determine “success or failure in the fight against ...
Zuckerberg, Chan shift bulk of philanthropy to science, focusing on AI and biology
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Over the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused some of their ...
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
The data set is almost double the known length of roads used during Roman times. Photo: Itiner-e, Artas Media, MINERVA ...
Children’s books feature tidy nuclear families—but the animal kingdom tells a different story
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Animals in children's stories are often depicted as living in neat family units of mom, dad, ...
There are more than 100 autoimmune diseases, and they mostly strike women. Here’s what to know
Our immune system has a dark side: it must fight off invaders to keep us healthy. But sometimes he becomes ...
How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Countries around the world are discussing the need to curb climate change for three decadeshowever, global ...
