Replacing humans with machines is leaving truckloads of food stranded and unusable
Supermarket shelves can look full despite the food systems underneath them being under strain. Fruit may be stacked neatly, chilled meat may be in place....
Month : March 2026
‘Exposed Cranium’ leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week
QUICK FACTS What it is: Nebula PMR 1, also known as the “Exposed Cranium” Where it is: 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Vela When...
Why aren’t mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?
Lizards, birds and fish often sport vivid colors, from neon pink to deep violet, but most mammals are fairly drab. So why don’t mammals match...
Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant ‘sea of light’ near the cosmic dawn
Astronomers have produced one of the most accurate, comprehensive cosmic maps ever made, revealing a brilliant “sea of light” that permeated the early universe. Unlike...
‘It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression’: Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptoms
“I was completely surprised.” When psychiatrist Dr. James Murrough teamed up with dermatologist Dr. Emma Guttman-Yassky to investigate how the immune system might contribute to...
‘The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014’: The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever before
The rate of global warming has accelerated at a higher level since 2015 than in any decade since records began in 1880, according to a...
How Anthropic’s safety-first ethos collided with the Pentagon
On February 5 Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.6, its most powerful artificial intelligence model. Among the model’s new features is the ability to coordinate teams...
Science news this week: Cannibal orcas in Russia, oracle bones that reveal climate disaster in ancient China, humming black holes and a barefoot volcanologist
Science news this week was full of bizarre and baffling animal behavior, with news of chewed-up orca fins washing up on a Russian beach pointing...
Why is mercury a liquid?
​​We tend to think of metals as hard, strong and resistant to high temperatures — just look at iron, aluminum and steel. While this is...
Journalists Explain a Spat Over Sugary Coffee and How Measles Fools Doctors
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed excited delirium on Vox Media Podcast Network’s Criminal on March 6. Click here to hear Rayasam on...