
Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why
Aug 7, 2024 · Scientists are getting serious about UFOs. Here’s why Understanding what are now called UAPs is crucial for national security and aircraft safety
Why we feel starved for time - Science News
Nov 13, 2025 · Interruptions, to-do lists, lack of autonomy — “time poverty” depends more on perceived shortages of time than actual ones, recent research suggests.
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Seeking the anomalies that lead to discoveries - Science News
Apr 19, 2025 · Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the booming online market for semaglutide, new findings on how early humans used sophisticated thinking and whether Spinosaurus could swim.
The Case for DDT - Science News
Jan 17, 2003 · The pesticide DDT has a long and checkered history. Today, it evokes particularly contentious argument. Though environmentalists have come to demand this poison’s elimination …
mRNA flu vaccines are making their way through clinical trials
Nov 19, 2025 · The mRNA platform offers the advantage of faster vaccine production, which could allow more time to decide on which flu strains to cover.
The science of avalanches
Jan 4, 2016 · High-tech instruments are helping researchers study how temperature can change the character — and danger — of an avalanche
Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea
Nov 20, 2024 · If future AI models are trained on AI-generated content, they could end up producing more bias and nonsense, researchers caution.
Name Voyager - Science News
Jul 8, 2005 · A striking form of data visualization enhances the search for a suitable name for a baby.
Improbable ‘black swan’ events can devastate animal populations
Apr 17, 2017 · Conservation managers should take a note from the world of investments and pay attention to “black swan” events, a new study posits.