3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (245+ words) From bats eating birds to butterfly behavior, art can contain ecological clues Artworks from the past, like this one from the 1690s by Maria Sibylla Merian, can give modern scientists insights into animal behaviors and relationships. In the upper right corner…...

3+ day, 10+ min ago   (983+ words) New methods could help vulnerable people acclimate to higher temperatures Li-Maloney is trying to figure out whether women in their 60s, 70s and 80s, a group particularly at risk of death during heat waves, could train themselves to cope better with hotter temperatures....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (778+ words) Years of work on a problem about gaps in prime numbers was instantly eclipsed by machines Mathematicians have long studied patterns in the gaps between prime numbers. Now AI is joining in. On the last day of August, a human…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (24+ words) Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa....

4+ day, 10+ min ago   (389+ words) The book fleshes out the life of this fearsome predator What was T. rex really like? In Tyrant Lizard Queen, paleontologist Riley Black paints a portrait of a misunderstood dinosaur. Tyrant Lizard QueenRiley BlackSt. Martin’s Press, $29.00 Tyrannosaurus rex is the ultimate…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (151+ words) For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands of agents on the question....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (238+ words) Flipper: the canary in the ocean Science News Dolphins are known to marine biologists as sentinel species. Like the proverbial canary in the coal mine, if they are ailing, humans may be next. Cue the ominous music. A recent report…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (266+ words) In recent years, drugs that help the immune system fend off tumors have given many patients new options for treating their cancer. But there’s still a lot researchers don’t know about this area. A new study in mice dangles a…...

5+ day, 10+ min ago   (216+ words) The Shingrix shot is linked to a lower rate of heart failure, heart attack and stroke Scientists have discovered a new potential benefit of the shingles vaccine, Shingrix: It might offer some protection against heart disease. The shingles vaccine might…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (326+ words) Have you ever written a letter to your future self? The theory goes, this type of “future self-continuity” exercise helps us to emotionally invest in our own stability and swap short-term impulses for smarter choices with long-term outcomes. But that’s…...