The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying ...
Satellite observations had shown alternating stripes of light-colored and dark-colored rock in this area. In late March, Perseverance excavated one of the light-colored formations and collected a ...
Every breath we take, every meal we eat, and every environment we encounter leaves a molecular fingerprint in our bodies -- a hidden record of our lifelong exposures. Researchers in the field of ...
With vaccination rates among US kindergarteners steadily declining in recent years and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowing to reexamine the childhood vaccination ...
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Smoking addiction, fueled by the addictive nature of nicotine, remains one of the most challenging habits to break. While various solutions like nicotine replacement ...
The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain almost universally across the U.S., including in most states that backed ...
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The summer of 2021 was brutal for residents of the Pacific Northwest. Cities across the region from Portland, ...
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.At the beginning of time and the center of every black hole lies a point of infinite density called a singularity. To explore these ...