Tag: nature

This article appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of Discover magazine as "Death Defying." Become a subscriber for unlimited access to our archive.At the end of Plato’s Republic, the philosopher Socrates shares the myth ...

People have been enjoying ice cream for hundreds of years. But there have never before been as many flavors as we enjoy these days. From sweet to savory, the ice’s ...

Photos of 30-day old, mature wild type Arabidopsis leaf and 145-day old Arabidopsis leaf with down-regulated CIN-TCP and KNOX-II genes. Credit: Krishna Reddy Challa and Monalisha Rath A recent study, ...

Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced.As extreme heat waves struck parts of the United States and Europe, the ...

Readers intent on enlightening me often send me books and essays written by them or, less often, others. Now and then one of these offerings grabs my attention before I ...

As the Delta variant spreads across the US, COVID-19 cases are back on the rise, especially in children.  According to a new statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), ...

Outer Space Major Tom to Ground Control ... There's a Giant Asteroid Headed Our Way!!! 7/25/2021 7:01 AM PT There's a notable, near-ish-collision on Earth -- or at least one ...

The humerus bones of the newly-hatched pterosaurs were stronger than those of adults pterosaurs, indicating that they would have been strong enough for flight, according to new research led by ...

If you want to look into the early Earth, a key piece of the puzzle is the air of our planet’s ancient skies. Today, for instance, Earth’s atmosphere is filled ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — What makes humans unique? Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that may allow for more precise comparisons between the ...