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Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways

As a recent example of what may ensue, Pitesky points to the repeated African swine fever outbreaks across various Asian

Teams of volunteers now hunt Asian hornets landing on British soil, but detection is only the tip of the iceberg,

The third factor is the probability of a lifeless planet producing the observed signal—an equally serious challenge, researchers now realize,

Being more flexible than the average person can have its advantages, from being great at games such as Limbo to

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and

Two climate journalists decided to decarbonize their home. Here’s what happened.

Two new books offer radically different approaches to how people should think about smartphones and social media.

Much like an unexpected free dinner will distract you from the leftovers sitting in your fridge, this summer’s cicada emergence

During the course, King was part of a team tasked with identifying research that could be conducted in space with

Today the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a consequential case that threatens to curb access