Category Archives: Science

‘Green’ burials are slowly gaining ground among environmentalists

Researchers asked older environmental activists what they planned to do with their bodies after death. Many were unaware of “green” burial options.

‘Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know’ follows researchers with the Event Horizon Telescope and other physicists working to understand black holes.

Holes found in ancient clams reveal that octopuses have been drilling into their prey for at least 25 million years longer than was previously known.

Alaine Reschke-Hernández is partnering with neuroscientists to figure out how music improves Alzheimer’s patients’ lives.

Erika Engelhaupt explores creepy insects, fecal transplants, cannibalism and more in her new book.

Found in Alaska, the roughly 10,000-year-old bone bolsters the idea that early human settlers took a coastal rather than inland route.

Even as a third COVID-19 vaccine becomes available in the United States, questions remain over how well it works and if people will take it.

Wealthy countries are vaccinating at much higher rates than low-income countries. Such inequities could ultimately prolong the pandemic for all.

New data indicate that delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines may still provide protection, but some scientists aren’t convinced it’s OK.

Solar storms can devastate power grids and other systems on Earth. We need better forecasting