What Happened to the Hole in the Ozone Layer?
The extreme thinning of the Ozone layer threatened to bring on a global crisis from destroying plants and ecosystems to sky-high skin cancer rates. So, what happened?
A Hidden Cause of Sinkholes Is Lurking Underground
Sinkholes can form either really quickly, or really slowly over a long period of time – and they don’t always come with warning signs.
Ozempic's Surprising Real Power
Scientists thought Ozempic, and other similar drugs, helped people lose weight by working primarily in the gut. But now it's looking like it's real power could be in the brain.
Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Now at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans, Indigenous peoples and scholars practice climate resilience and adaptation, scientists track developments, and entrepreneurs find new ways to make a living from the sea.
Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Dive into Cashes Ledge with scientists as they race to discover if this remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf of Maine is vulnerable to rapid warming. Can Cashes still offer hope for the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species?
Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Discover the Gulf of Maine and how its bounty was forever changed by a global appetite for fish. Now with the Gulf warming faster than 97 percent of the world’s oceans, witness how wildlife and people are adapting to rapid change.
What Dating Apps Know About You
You might sign up for a dating app to find the love of your life. But while you’re swiping, these apps are collecting all kinds of information about you. What do you they know about you? And what are they doing with your data?
These cheeses are at risk of going extinct
Don’t fret – at-risk cheeses are not going to disappear instantly but they getting much harder to make.
First ape ever seen using medicinal plant to treat wound
Scientists say they have, for the first time, observed a primate in the wild treat an open wound with a medicinal plant.
Total Eclipse in the Heart of Texas Hill Country
In the hill country of Texas, the solar eclipse struck wonder and awe.
The Deepest Underground Lab in the U.S.
Invisible and mysterious, dark matter shapes the cosmos, but scientists are still trying to figure out what exactly it is.
How Vera Rubin broke barriers in astronomy
In the past 50 years, thanks to Vera Rubin and others, dark matter has become an essential scientific building block, at the foundation of our understanding of the universe.
Are Your Online Passwords as Safe as You Think?
Hackers can crack a 7-character password in seconds. But it can take 100 years to crack a 12-character one when it has letters, numbers and symbols. Here's one strategy to make one.
New map of the universe hints that dark energy may be evolving
An international group of astronomers have announced a hint that could fundamentally change what we think we know about the universe—and how we think it might come to an end.
Are winters getting less snowy?
Winters are getting warmer and they’re also getting shorter. So we’re getting less snow ... right?
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos Preview
How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
How America watched the solar eclipse
Cities across the US dipped into darkness during a total solar eclipse. Here’s what it looked like as seen by Americans all over the country.
The Sun is way more chaotic than you think
A solar eclipse provides precious moments of darkness where scientists can explore a region of the Sun normally invisible, its outer atmosphere, the solar corona.
Great American Eclipse Preview
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total eclipse until 2044, and scientists scramble to unlock the secrets of our Sun.
How to watch the eclipse without burning your eyes
Looking at the sun without eclipse glasses, even when 99% of the Sun is covered by the Moon, can cause retinal damage in your eye. Here’s the science behind why, and how you can protect your eyes.
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