Only 64% of Americans accept the idea of evolution — here’s one reason why
One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state’s schools can…
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Tariffs, explained—and explored
Credit: Markus Winkler from Pexels Tariffs—taxes placed on imported goods—are one of the oldest tools in the United States’ economic…
Manvir Singh: The anthropologist who says shamanism works, even if you don’t believe
Shamanism seems to be having a moment in the Western world. According to the UK’s most recent census, the number…
New study reveals how to stabilize cobalt catalysts for green hydrogen production
Interfering vs independent OER and cobalt corrosion. Credit: Nature Energy (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41560-025-01812-x Scientists have taken a major step toward…
Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture
An illustration of a Neanderthal group preparing food LUIS MONTANYA/MARTA MONTANYA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Neanderthals may have had traditional ways of…
A single MRI can reveal how quickly you’re aging, scientists claim
Scientists can now judge how fast your whole body is aging based on a single snapshot of your brain, researchers…
Meet Skydweller: A solar-powered drone that can fly for 90 days straight — it’s wider and 160 times lighter than a Boeing 747
U.S. tech startup Skydweller Aero has teamed up with Thales, a French electronics company specializing in defense systems, to develop…
Jumping spider’s visual trickery can fool AI
The backs of jumping spiders resemble predatory insects like wasps and praying mantises that can fool even AI. Credit: Graphic:…
Simple device can produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil
A photo of the lunar surface taken by China’s Chang’e 5 lander, which collected samples in 2020 CNSA/Xinhua/Alamy A solar-powered…
Lava erupts from gigantic fissure in Iceland following earthquake swarm — and the photos are epic
A volcanic eruption has sent lava spewing out of a giant fissure on the Sundhnúkur crater row in Iceland. The…