Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?
Rain? Or shine? Why do the apps get it wrong so often? Rob Watkins/Alamy If you hung out laundry, visited a beach or fired up the barbecue this week, you …
College sports policy prevents athletes’ deaths with sickle cell testing—but it could do more, study finds
New report recommends improved education and genetic counseling alongside NCAA’s mandated screening
What makes chocolate taste so good? It’s the microbes
Like wine and cheese, chocolate has terroir, a sense of the place it was grown. Each bonbon or bar may carry unique flavors shaped by the soil, rainfall and temperature …
Distant suns covered in dark spots could shape the search for life
Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets crossing their stars’ faces. The model builds on …
Hottest engine in the world reveals weirdness of microscopic physics
An artist’s representation of the extreme engine Millen lab The hottest engine in the world is minuscule, reaches seemingly impossible efficiencies and could approximate nature’s tiniest machines. A thermodynamic engine …
Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too
Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location
Scientists stunned by the Universe’s first known black hole
An international team of astronomers, led by The University of Texas at Austin’s Cosmic Frontier Center, has identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed. It and the galaxy it …
Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to rewire the brain
The hallucinogen psilocybin is produced in hundreds of species of magic mushroom [email protected] A single dose of the psychedelic compound psilocybin could be enough to remodel connections of specific brain …
Attempt to oust CDC director sparks key resignations by agency officials
Susan Monarez, who clashed with the U.S. health secretary over vaccine policy, refuses to step down
A new antiviral blocks 6 deadly viruses in mice but faces a long road ahead
A sugar present on virus envelopes might become the target of new antiviral treatments for a range of viruses, researchers report August 27 in Science Advances. This treatment, shown to shut down …