Tornadoes Expected to Strike Multiple States This Weekend in One of the Worst Seasons This Decade
Tornadoes are predicted across swaths of the U.S. in the coming days, likely adding to this year’s already high tally of such storms
In World First, Baby Receives Personalized CRISPR Gene-Editing Treatment
A CRISPR treatment seems to have been effective for a baby’s devastating disease, but it is not clear whether such bespoke therapies can be widely applied
Loneliness Is Inflaming Our Bodies—And Our Politics
Medical research shows that social isolation is a serious chronic stressor. You can say something similar about its impact on our political system
What RFK, Jr. Got Wrong about Autism, according to Scientists
A coalition of autism scientists has formed to counter RFK, Jr.’s misrepresentations of science and of autism spectrum disorder
The Universe May End Sooner Than Scientists Had Expected
A new study suggests the universe's end could occur much sooner than previously thought. But don't worry, that ultimate cosmic conclusion would still be in the unimaginably distant future
See the Dramatic Consequences of Vaccination Rates Teetering on a ‘Knife's Edge’
As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national immunization could improve—or drastically reverse—the prevalence of measles, polio, rubella and diphtheria
What Makes Stars Twinkle?
The quirks of light moving through gas are the cause of stellar twinkling, which can be a bane—and sometimes a boon—for astronomers
Polar Geoengineering Experiments Bet Big on Freezing Arctic Ice
Refreezing the melting sea ice in the Arctic is more complicated than you would think. The U.K. is funding geoengineering experiments like this one to curb the effects of climate change.
Lawmakers Push to Legalize Emissions-Heavy ‘Supersonic’ Planes
A bill to repeal the ban on supersonic flights over the U.S. could increase the demand for the gas-guzzling jets from around a dozen to as many as 240
Newly Discovered Fossil Tracks May Rewrite Early History of Reptiles
Fossilized claw tracks discovered in Australia show that the animal group that includes reptiles, mammals and birds formed earlier than expected
This Strange Mutation Explains the Mystifying Color of Orange Cats
Your orange cat may host a never-before-seen genetic pathway for color pigmentation, according to new studies
New Google AI Chatbot Tackles Complex Math and Science
A Google DeepMind system improves chip designs and addresses unsolved math problems but has not been rolled out to researchers outside the company