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A catalog of all human cells reveals a mathematical pattern

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​science news​​​ By Darren Incorvaia The human body is made up of a complex community of trillions of cells of diverse shapes and sizes, all working together to keep you alive. The smallest of these →

The Deepest Map’ explores the thrills — and dangers — of charting the ocean

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​science news​​​ By Alka Tripathy-Lang In 2019, the multimillionaire and explorer Victor Vescovo made headlines when he became the first person to visit the deepest parts of all five of Earth’s →

Scientists have two ways to spot gravitational waves. Here are some other ideas

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​science news​​​ By Emily Conover Until recently, gravitational waves could have been a figment of Einstein’s imagination. Before they were detected, these ripples in spacetime existed only in the →

Birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers

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science news By Darren Incorvaia By now, it’s no secret that the phrase “bird brain” should be a compliment, not an insult. Some of our feathered friends are capable of complex cognitive tasks, →

What’s driving an increasing number of hurricanes to rapidly intensify?

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​science news​​​ By Carolyn Gramling On the morning of September 5, a loosely swirling system of thunderstorms formed off the western coast of Africa. By September 6, the system had become a Category →

Wild male palm cockatoos rock out with custom drumsticks

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science news By Elise Cutts Like teenage Romeos toting sticker-plastered guitar cases, male palm cockatoos show that romancing a crush with a love song isn’t just about music — it’s also about style. →

The world’s highest-dwelling mammal isn’t the only rodent at extreme elevation

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​science news​​​ By Meghan Rosen On a series of expeditions along the spine of the Andes Mountains, a team of high-climbing researchers has found mammalian life scampering through some of Earth’s →

Saying goodbye to the Big Bang

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​asia times​​​ by Eric Lerner Introduction by Jonathan Tennenbaum: The Big Bang theory asserts (among other things) that our universe was born in a gigantic explosion 13.8 billion years ago. The Big →

‘Crossings’ explores the science of road ecology

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​science news​​​ By Amanda Heidt Nearly 65 million kilometers of roadway crisscross the Earth — enough to encircle the planet more than 1,600 times — and that number will likely double by 2050. These →

Active supermassive black holes may be rarer than previously thought

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​science news​​​ By Darren Incorvaia Fewer supermassive black holes may undergo growth spurts than astronomers had suspected. Every known large galaxy hosts a gargantuan black hole at its center. →

Scientists grow humanized kidneys in pig embryos

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​science news​​​ By Amanda Heidt Scientists have successfully grown kidneys made of mostly human cells inside pig embryos — taking researchers yet another step down the long road toward generating →

This newfound birdlike dinosaur had surprisingly long legs

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​science news​​​ By Nikk Ogasa Early birdlike dinosaurs are thought to have lived lofty lives up in the trees. But a newly discovered creature had surprisingly long legs that may have made for a life →

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