Why finding bird flu in an American pig for the first time is raising new concerns
At least one pig has contracted bird flu amid an outbreak in poultry on a backyard farm in central Oregon. […]
A cosmic census triples the known number of black holes in dwarf galaxies
A colossal census of the cosmos has more than tripled the number of active black holes known to inhabit miniature
Antimatter can travel by truck, proton test shows
A truck full of antimatter would make for a seriously epic road trip. And scientists are now one step closer
Preserving Mexico’s spruce forests can help monarch butterflies
An experiment to grow new forests in central Mexico offers hope that crucial winter habitat for millions of migrating monarch
A phone app can help people have lucid dreams
If you want to have a dream where you know you’re dreaming, you might be in luck. A phone app
Using AI, historians trace how astronomical ideas spread in the 16th century
Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun to trace the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe in the
A near-Earth asteroid provides clues to a dark matter theory
A hypothetical “fifth force” could attract asteroids, if it exists. But asteroid Bennu shows no signs that its orbit has
This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka
The whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career. Sri Lanka’s marine biologist was on board a research vessel
The “midlife crisis” is a very simple story, scientists say
The notion of a midlife crisis is dead. Or maybe he was always the sailor. Now some scientists want a
A distant quasar’s black hole is surprisingly large for its galaxy
The first glimpse of starlight from a galaxy hosting one of the most distant quasars known has revealed an astronomical