As more and more species near extinction, scientists have been collecting samples of plants, animals and other organisms. They’ve been storing these cells, seeds and other materials in protected facilities…

House cats are getting — and dying of — bird flu. That’s been sparking worries about what risk an ongoing 2024 outbreak of this H5N1 virus poses for furry pets…

News reports of bird flu striking huge flocks of birds — including farmed poultry — have been ongoing for more than two years. Still, “most people have no idea that…

For their work to unlock the mysteries of those building blocks of life known as proteins, three scientists received the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry.  David Baker won for his…

A sweaty football player pours his drink right past his mouth. Then the bottle merges with his nose. This bizarre video opened a 2024 Super Bowl ad. The video wasn’t…

ChatGPT is a closet racist. If you ask this chatbot what it thinks about Black people, it will use words like “ambitious” and “intelligent.” Other forms of generative artificial intelligence…

Artificial intelligence is showing up in nearly every aspect of our digital lives. On October 8, two of its trailblazers nabbed the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. Let’s learn about…

Tiny bits of genetic material known as microRNAs help control how cells throughout the body produce proteins. And that may give these genetic bits an outsized role in health and…

Early October is an exciting time for science. It’s when the annual Nobel Prizes for physics, chemistry and physiology or medicine are announced. These awards are widely considered the highest…

Stone Age (noun, “STONE age”) The Stone Age is the earliest of three periods in human history before written records. It started around 3.3 million years ago. That’s when people…