A farmer planting saplings in eastern Türkiye has inadvertently led archaeologists to a sprawling Roman-era villa complex containing an enormous mosaic, a bathhouse, a church, a grain store and a…
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13 sci-fi books that inspired our favorite shows and movies
The world of science fiction started with the written word, long before it hit the silver screen. Stories of man-made life, Martians, and other marvelous subject matter were being read…
The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5, 2026, is only the second CDC director to face…
Rosa Jolma | Season matters for parasite heatwave tolerance, as do species and life stage – Functional Ecologists
In this Behind the Paper blog post, author Rosa Jolma – a PhD candidate at Utrecht University – discusses the paper “Acute heat tolerance (CTmax) of two invasive parasitic copepods…
Shrews’ noses grow in winter as their brains shrink
This nose grows. During harsh Japanese winters, long-clawed shrews’ snouts temporarily expand. The seasonal swelling is the opposite of the previously known winter pattern in shrews, in which the brain…
Every country needs a model to help optimise its energy transition
Claver Gatete is Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Jason Veysey is Energy Modeling Program Director and Senior Scientist at the Stockholm Environment Institute. Lisa Sachs is…
Hubble, James Webb team up to capture the ‘Black Eye Galaxy’ photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026
Sometimes, incredibly powerful space telescopes work together to accomplish amazing things. Recently, observations made by both the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble were combined in a composite image that…
Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years
When she went to sleep on July 27, 2022, McKayla wasn’t worried about the storm that was raging outside her trailer in southeastern Kentucky. Intense storms came frequently in summer.…
What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We’re starting to see the effects
Historically, hospitals have provided care for people, while separate insurers have paid for that care. During the past two decades, however, this arrangement has changed. Today, nearly 1 in 3…
Roman-Era treasure? Coin, bracelet and spearhead discovered near Miejsce
A weekend search of farmland near the village of Miejsce in Poland has produced an extraordinary collection of archaeological finds, including a Roman silver coin, a bronze bracelet, a spearhead,…
