Science

For a quarter-century, researchers and the general public have sought to understand why people in so-called “Blue Zones” live to 100 at far greater rates than anywhere else. Saul Newman,...

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards announced the finalists in its 2024 photography contest on Thursday. The 40 shortlisted photos, which feature a variety of animals striking amusing poses in the...

Scientists are one step closer to solving the mystery of humanity’s last great extinction: why the Neanderthals died off. The Neanderthals are our closest ancient human relatives. But around 40,000...

Apparently, axolotls are capable of far more than just regenerating lost limbs. In fact, these amphibians appear to be able to stop aging completely, putting a pause on their biological...

Imagine half of the cars on the San Francisco Bay Bridge, in New York City’s Lincoln Tunnel, and on dozens of other major U.S. transit arteries suddenly break down, triggered...

NASA has captured evidence of yet another striking object on the Martian surface. This time, the object is a somewhat funky “zebra rock,” which appears to be unlike anything else...

The U.S. Marine Corps isn’t for everyone, but there’s no real process for weeding out folks who sign the enlistment paperwork but are unlikely to make it through their four-year...

Light pollution is bad. Not only is it bad for astronomers—making it harder for them to see the night sky and study the stars—but now researchers believe there might be...

Even as the U.S. Army works to modernize its light infantry brigades, one armored brigade is also pushing to adapt—with the tech they already have on hand, service officers said this month.  “We’ve been...

As the European Union embarks on a new political term, the importance of having robust capacity to respond to the needs of vulnerable populations and public health challenges cannot be...