Science

Purple may be a likely color for extraterrestrial organisms, research suggests [...]

Fossils and stone tools show that a cave in Saudi Arabia has been used as shelter by humans for millennia, up to the present day [...]

Many researchers think that Wegovy and Ozempic should be taken for life, but myriad factors can force people off the drugs [...]

Brain size in one Massachusetts community has steadily increased since the 1930s, possibly explaining why dementia is trending lower nationwide [...]

Plants are just trying to reproduce; immune systems are just trying to keep us safe [...]

Perspective and subtle motion allows us to peek over the moon’s edge and into its far side [...]

Cows and at least one person in the U.S. have been sickened by avian influenza. We asked experts about the risk to humans. [...]

Springtime Leo walks high in the south, springtime Hydra snakes a quarter of the way around the celestial sphere, and the bright Moon aligns with Spica. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 19 – 28 appeared first on Sky & Telescope. [...]

New variant identified in Congolese mining town renews worries about global spread [...]

Impact that created the asteroid also blasted out the famous Giordano Bruno crater [...]

Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01073-wAntarctic observatory gathers the first clear evidence of mysterious subatomic particles from space. [...]

Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01144-yA declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and molluscs. [...]

Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01160-yAndrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. [...]

Nature, Published online: 19 April 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01158-6Kelly and Zach Weinersmith join us to discuss their book A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? [...]

Millions of viewers were wowed by last week’s total solar eclipse. Now, we get to see the eclipse from another angle: space. The post See Amazing Views of the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse from Space appeared first on Sky & Telescope. [...]

Fossilized vertebrae that were found in an Indian coal mine belonged to a gigantic and previously unknown snake species [...]

Can you assign a size to every object? The surprising answer is no [...]

A new report finds that AI matches or outperforms people at tasks such as competitive math and reading comprehension [...]

To understand vulnerable glaciers, climate scientists extract ice from continent’s remote and stormy coast [...]

Newly identified microbe disables the viruses before they can infect the insects, potentially reducing disease transmission in people [...]