The first-ever ‘Earthset’ image marks another Artemis II milestone
As NASA’s Orion spacecraft slipped behind the farside of the moon, the astronauts captured the crescent of Earth setting over the…
A new book finds parenting inspiration in the animal kingdom
In The Creatures Guide to Caring, science journalist Elizabeth Preston looks to the animal kingdom to explore what it mean…
Human echolocation works step by step
Experts in echolocation use multiple clicks and echoes to sense objects, offering insight into how the brain builds perception.Expe…
Artemis II Live: NASA’s Orion speeds toward a historic loop around the moon
The astronauts will have a front-row view of the farside of the moon, including sunlit features, an eclipse and a re-creation of th…
Snippets of hair may expose chronic stress in war refugees
Cortisol in hair shows sharper differences in chronic stress among Ukraine war refugees than standard questionnaires.Cortisol in ha…
When our minds wander to the body, it may affect mental health
People’s minds sometimes wander to their bodily sensations, which may reduce symptoms of depression and ADHD, a new study suggest…
Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat
In Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy…
Huge Numbers tackles mathematics at its most incomprehensibly large
Mathematician Richard Elwes surveys googology, the study of enormous numbers, in a new book.Mathematician Richard Elwes surveys goo…
Fossils reveal many complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosion
Hundreds of Chinese fossils from the dawn of animal evolution may change how scientists think of this critical period of prehistory…
To climb trees, cicadas look to the shadows
Tree-climbing cicadas find their perches by looking for patches of darkness, a strategy known as skototaxis.Tree-climbing cicadas f…