‘The Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox Ari Koeppel, Dartmouth College The Martian Andy Weir’s bestselling story “The Martian” predicts that by...
There is currently no bird flu vaccine for people. Digicomphoto/ Science Photo Library via Getty Images Hanna D. Paton, University of Iowa The flu sickens millions...
Window-box gardening has been a Philly tradition since the 1800s. Sonja Dümpelmann, CC BY-SA Sonja Dümpelmann, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich It’s that time of year...
An outrigger canoe would typically have several paddlers and one navigator. AP Photo/David Goldman Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Kent State University Wet and shivering, I rose from...
Jean Wactawski-Wende, University at Buffalo Women make up more than 50% of the population, yet before the 1990s they were largely excluded from health and medical...
Lady Gaga performs at Copacabana Beach on May 3, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation David Nemer, University of Virginia and...
Artist’s impression of K2-18 b. NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) Manoj Joshi, University of East Anglia; Andrew Rushby, Birkbeck, University of London, and Maria Di...
Regulations have cleaned up cars, power plants and factories, leaving cleaner air while economies have grown. Cavan Images/Josh Campbell via Getty Images Richard E. Peltier, UMass...
Algebra often involves manipulating numbers or other objects using operations like addition and multiplication. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images Courtney Gibbons, Hamilton College You scrambled up...
Black holes, like the one in this illustration, can spray powerful jets. S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), CC BY-SA David Garofalo, Kennesaw State University One of the most...