Science

Sometimes, it just takes one researcher picking up on a single inconsistency to uncover how an earthquake long believed to be one of the most devastating in Greece’s history was most likely not as dramatic as previously thought. Analyzing old newspaper reports and one traveler’s writings, a scientist from the Hellenic Mediterranean University showed that

Whales returning to the Gulf of St. Lawrence are increasingly sharing the same food, a trend that reflects how warming waters and changing prey are reshaping one of the North Atlantic’s most important feeding grounds. The Gulf of St. Lawrence is an important seasonal stop for multiple whale species that arrive each summer to rebuild

We live in a world that demands our attention. Sitting down to eat dinner? May as well scroll through the dozens of videos a friend sent. Trying to get some work done? Better check Snapchat first. Can’t sleep? May as well doomscroll through all social media feeds. It may feel like we can’t go more

As many parts of North America get ready for a surge of cold weather, opening your windows is the last thing on people's minds. However, a growing number of homeowners are doing exactly that — intentionally and enthusiastically — in the hope of better health. The practice, often referred to in America as “house burping,”

A ton is a large amount, but a tonne is even larger—and they sound exactly the same when spoken out loud. Pawel Michalowski / Shutterstock If you’ve ever priced out cargo or read about a ship carrying coal, grain or bricks, you’ve seen tonnes vs. tons. These two words look similar yet refer to different

(Image credit: Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images) Our personalities as humans are shaped through interaction, reflected through basic survival and reproductive instincts, without any pre-assigned roles or desired computational outcomes. Now, researchers at Japan's University of Electro-Communications have discovered that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots can do something similar. The scientists outlined their findings in a study first

In this week's science news, we covered the world's oldest rock art, a gigantic reservoir found beneath the East Coast seafloor, a record solar radiation storm, and how the JWST's black hole discoveries are upending cosmology as we know it. (Image credit: Maxime Aubert | Chi Shiyong/VCG via Getty Images) This week's science news was

When Elon Musk talks about robotics, he rarely hides the ambition behind the dream. Tesla's Optimus is pitched as an all-purpose humanoid robot that can do the heavy lifting on factory floors and free us from drudgery at home. Tesla is targeting a million of these robots in the next decade. Whether your first encounter

Why don't we normally notice our noses? (Image credit: Getty Images) Close one eye, and focus straight ahead, without moving your eyes. You'll notice a fleshy blur in your peripheral vision — your nose. It's there every waking moment, yet you're hardly ever aware of it. So why can't we see our noses, even though

Stonehenge's megaliths were not transported by glaciers to their current location, researchers say. (Image credit: Captain Skyhigh via Getty Images) Humans — not glaciers — transported Stonehenge's megaliths across Great Britain to their current location in southern England, a new study confirms. Scientists have believed for decades that the 5,000-year-old monument's iconic stones came from