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The skeletons of nomadic families unearthed in Siberia harbor “Yersinia pestis” bacteria, which challenges theories about conditions needed for the disease to spread June 18, 2026 4:58 p.m. Major Oak, ...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

June 18, 2026 A new study from Northern Arizona University is raising red flags about a widely used global emissions database from Climate TRACE, a consortium co-founded by Al Gore. Researchers found ...

Professor of public policy at the University of Maryland and former environmental and security lead in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy ...

NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II. By Katrina ...

The experiences we face early in life may leave their marks on our health in ways that echo across decades-and even across the entire body. New research links childhood adversity to mitochondrial ...

June 13, 2026 Learning a musical instrument later in life may help keep the brain younger for longer. In a four-year study, older adults who continued practicing maintained their memory performance ...

Physical sciences are those academic disciplines that aim to uncover the underlying laws of nature - often written in the language of mathematics. It is a collective term for areas of study including ...

Author Jeremy Lent argues that human society runs on a flawed, exploitative worldview—and that embracing interconnectedness could enable a more sustainable future ...

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